Young Boy Standing in Front of Holt Steam Traction Engine, circa 1890
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Inventor and entrepreneur Benjamin Holt envisioned a mechanical alternative to horse-drawn machinery. He built an experimental steam traction engine in 1890 (probably the model pictured here), continued to improve his designs, and incorporated the Holt Manufacturing Company two years later. Holt's company became an industry leader and eventually evolved into the hugely successful Caterpillar manufacturing corporation.
Inventor and entrepreneur Benjamin Holt envisioned a mechanical alternative to horse-drawn machinery. He built an experimental steam traction engine in 1890 (probably the model pictured here), continued to improve his designs, and incorporated the Holt Manufacturing Company two years later. Holt's company became an industry leader and eventually evolved into the hugely successful Caterpillar manufacturing corporation.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1890
Creators
Unknown
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
80.130.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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