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- Employees of Edison Illuminating Company of Detroit, Including Henry Ford, circa 1893 - This photograph shows Henry Ford, third from the right in the top row, with a mustache and coveralls. By early 1894, Ford would be promoted to chief engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. Some of his coworkers -- including George Cato and Jim Bishop, pictured here -- helped Henry build his first horseless carriage, the Quadricycle.
- circa 1893
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Employees of Edison Illuminating Company of Detroit, Including Henry Ford, circa 1893
This photograph shows Henry Ford, third from the right in the top row, with a mustache and coveralls. By early 1894, Ford would be promoted to chief engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. Some of his coworkers -- including George Cato and Jim Bishop, pictured here -- helped Henry build his first horseless carriage, the Quadricycle.
- Edison Illuminating Company Employees, Including Henry Ford, March 1893 - This photograph shows Henry Ford, third from the right in the top row, with a mustache and coveralls. By early 1894, Ford would be promoted to chief engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. Some of his coworkers -- including George Cato and Jim Bishop, pictured here -- helped Henry build his first horseless carriage, the Quadricycle.
- March 01, 1893
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Edison Illuminating Company Employees, Including Henry Ford, March 1893
This photograph shows Henry Ford, third from the right in the top row, with a mustache and coveralls. By early 1894, Ford would be promoted to chief engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. Some of his coworkers -- including George Cato and Jim Bishop, pictured here -- helped Henry build his first horseless carriage, the Quadricycle.
- Letter from F.M. Guyonneau De Pambour to John Dixon, 1836 -
- September 20, 1836
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Letter from F.M. Guyonneau De Pambour to John Dixon, 1836
- Essay by John Dixon, "Observations on Locomotive Engines and Their Performances on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway," 1833 - The Liverpool and Manchester Railway, connecting its namesake cities in the United Kingdom, opened in 1830. It was the first railroad operated exclusively with steam locomotives. In this essay, civil engineer John Dixon reported on the speed and fuel consumption of those locomotives. Dixon concluded that larger engines, though slower and heavier, were most profitable for hauling freight.
- September 01, 1833
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Essay by John Dixon, "Observations on Locomotive Engines and Their Performances on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway," 1833
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway, connecting its namesake cities in the United Kingdom, opened in 1830. It was the first railroad operated exclusively with steam locomotives. In this essay, civil engineer John Dixon reported on the speed and fuel consumption of those locomotives. Dixon concluded that larger engines, though slower and heavier, were most profitable for hauling freight.
- Edison Illuminating Company Employees, Including Henry Ford, March 1893 - This photograph shows Henry Ford, third from the right in the top row, with a mustache and coveralls. By early 1894, Ford would be promoted to chief engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. Some of his coworkers -- including George Cato and Jim Bishop, pictured here -- helped Henry build his first horseless carriage, the Quadricycle.
- 1893
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Edison Illuminating Company Employees, Including Henry Ford, March 1893
This photograph shows Henry Ford, third from the right in the top row, with a mustache and coveralls. By early 1894, Ford would be promoted to chief engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. Some of his coworkers -- including George Cato and Jim Bishop, pictured here -- helped Henry build his first horseless carriage, the Quadricycle.