Jonathan D. Maxwell Driving a Curved-Dash Oldsmobile on Rough Terrain, circa 1901
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With its one-cylinder engine and horseless-carriage looks, the Oldsmobile Curved Dash didn't seem particularly rugged. Olds Motor Works proved the runabout's mettle through elaborate stunts. Here the car is driven up a steep hill, over uneven ground. Far more extravagant was Roy D. Chapin's 820-mile drive, from Detroit to New York, in an Oldsmobile in 1901.
With its one-cylinder engine and horseless-carriage looks, the Oldsmobile Curved Dash didn't seem particularly rugged. Olds Motor Works proved the runabout's mettle through elaborate stunts. Here the car is driven up a steep hill, over uneven ground. Far more extravagant was Roy D. Chapin's 820-mile drive, from Detroit to New York, in an Oldsmobile in 1901.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1901
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.B.13070
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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