Search
- R. E. Olds in a Curved-Dash Oldsmobile near the Pavilion on Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan, January, 1902 - Ransom E. Olds, born in Ohio in 1864, moved to Lansing, Michigan, as a young man and became fascinated with automobiles. He established his own car company in 1897. Olds's Curved Dash runabout (1901-1907) became a bestseller, but Olds left his firm during a management dispute. General Motors bought the company in 1908 and kept the Oldsmobile brand alive until 2004.
- January 01, 1902
- Collections - Artifact
R. E. Olds in a Curved-Dash Oldsmobile near the Pavilion on Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan, January, 1902
Ransom E. Olds, born in Ohio in 1864, moved to Lansing, Michigan, as a young man and became fascinated with automobiles. He established his own car company in 1897. Olds's Curved Dash runabout (1901-1907) became a bestseller, but Olds left his firm during a management dispute. General Motors bought the company in 1908 and kept the Oldsmobile brand alive until 2004.
- Charles B. King, Ransom Olds and Henry Ford at the Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, 1946 - Charles B. King, Ransom Olds and Henry Ford posed together during the "Automobile Golden Jubilee" -- Detroit's celebration of the auto's 50th anniversary in the city. King and Ford built and drove the first automobiles in Detroit in 1896. Olds operated Detroit's first major auto company when his Olds Motor Works built cars in the city from 1900-1905.
- May 31, 1946
- Collections - Artifact
Charles B. King, Ransom Olds and Henry Ford at the Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, 1946
Charles B. King, Ransom Olds and Henry Ford posed together during the "Automobile Golden Jubilee" -- Detroit's celebration of the auto's 50th anniversary in the city. King and Ford built and drove the first automobiles in Detroit in 1896. Olds operated Detroit's first major auto company when his Olds Motor Works built cars in the city from 1900-1905.