Man and Woman in Curved-Dash Oldsmobile, 1901
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While other carmakers concentrated on large, high-priced automobiles, Ransom E. Olds introduced his simple little Curved Dash Oldsmobile in 1901 and sold it for a relatively inexpensive $650. Olds was among the first to realize the potential in an affordable automobile for the masses, and his Curved Dash runabout put car ownership within the means of the middle class.
While other carmakers concentrated on large, high-priced automobiles, Ransom E. Olds introduced his simple little Curved Dash Oldsmobile in 1901 and sold it for a relatively inexpensive $650. Olds was among the first to realize the potential in an affordable automobile for the masses, and his Curved Dash runabout put car ownership within the means of the middle class.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1901
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1671.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.25 in
Width: 7.75 in
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