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- Advertisement for the 1905 Oldsmobile, "You See Them Wherever You Go" - The Curved Dash runabout made Oldsmobile a success, but some customers wanted something more modern than the little runabout's decidedly carriage-inspired look. Oldsmobile's "French Front" touring model featured a long hood out front, just like sophisticated import automobiles. But the Olds hood was largely for show -- the one-cylinder engine still sat under the seat.
- 1904-1905
- Collections - Artifact
Advertisement for the 1905 Oldsmobile, "You See Them Wherever You Go"
The Curved Dash runabout made Oldsmobile a success, but some customers wanted something more modern than the little runabout's decidedly carriage-inspired look. Oldsmobile's "French Front" touring model featured a long hood out front, just like sophisticated import automobiles. But the Olds hood was largely for show -- the one-cylinder engine still sat under the seat.
- "Automobile Gala Week in the White Mountains," 1904 -
- 11 July 1904-16 July 1904
- Collections - Artifact
"Automobile Gala Week in the White Mountains," 1904
- Views at Mount Washington's "Climb to the Clouds," 1904 - In the early twentieth century, endurance contests such as hill climbs demonstrated to a wary public that cars were not just playthings for the wealthy, but practical tools that could perform under challenging conditions. This "Climb to the Clouds" brochure references the first Mount Washington Hill Climb Race, which has been held in New Hampshire off and on since 1904.
- 1903-1904
- Collections - Artifact
Views at Mount Washington's "Climb to the Clouds," 1904
In the early twentieth century, endurance contests such as hill climbs demonstrated to a wary public that cars were not just playthings for the wealthy, but practical tools that could perform under challenging conditions. This "Climb to the Clouds" brochure references the first Mount Washington Hill Climb Race, which has been held in New Hampshire off and on since 1904.