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- Edsel Ford's Ice Racer, 1916 - Edsel Ford designed this unusual vehicle for racing on ice. The front tractor propeller pulled the vehicle forward. The engine, based on a Ford Motor Company unit, was mounted backward with its radiator facing the driver. This allowed for hand-cranking the engine without interference from the propeller. Speeds over 70 miles per hour were reported.
- February 01, 1916
- Collections - Artifact
Edsel Ford's Ice Racer, 1916
Edsel Ford designed this unusual vehicle for racing on ice. The front tractor propeller pulled the vehicle forward. The engine, based on a Ford Motor Company unit, was mounted backward with its radiator facing the driver. This allowed for hand-cranking the engine without interference from the propeller. Speeds over 70 miles per hour were reported.
- Ice Yachting, Lake Saint Clair, circa 1900 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Ice Yachting, Lake Saint Clair, circa 1900
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.