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1. Miss Detroit

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Color postcard depicting an illustration of a woman sitting in a red one-seat automobile. "Copyright 1905 Archie Gunn" is printed at the lower right corner of the recto. The verso is undivided with a National Art Company logo on it.
Date Issued:
1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Detroit Historical Society

2. Pathfinding for the Glidden Tour - Detroit to Denver and return. 2600 miles in rainy April. Car was an E-M-F "30" - Price $1250.

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Color postcard depicting a car stuck in mud with five men trying to remove it. Printed on verso: E-M-F "30" Glidden Tour Pathfinder. Dobbin would have been called in to help, but the prudent farmer refused to risk his horses in this quicksand hole that he said was "bottomless" when soaked by spring rains. Horses would have sunk even deeper than the car and might have broken legs or so strained themselves as to be useless ever after. So resort was had to fence rails, the car pried up so as to get a kind of corduroy footing under her and then she worked her own way out. It was a revelation to the ruralites to see her perform.
Date Issued:
1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Detroit Historical Society

3. Color postcard depicting an illustration of a 1912 Packard in front of a house decorated for Christmas

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Color postcard depicting an illustration of a 1912 Packard in front of a house decorated for Christmas. Printed on recto: 1912 Packard Landaulet 4 cyl. 18 HP; From a painting by Leslie Saalburg; Car on display at L. I. Auto Museum Southampton, New York©. Printed on verso: Gift Suggestion: May I suggest a set of our fine ANTIQUE AUTO PRINTS for that hard to please friend or relative. Drop me a card and I will send you a folder. HENRY A CLARK JR, Long Island Auto Museum, Southampton, NY. Postmarked Dec. 10, 1954.
Date Issued:
1954-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Detroit Historical Society

4. Pathfinding for the Glidden Tour - Detroit to Denver and return. 2600 miles in rainy April. Car was an E-M-F "30" - Price $1250.

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Color postcard depicting a car driving on a dirt road through mountains. Printed on verso: E-M-F "30" Glidden Tour Pathfinder. There were some beautiful spots, too - that is, they looked beautiful in July when the tour came through. This picture was taken in April and thought it was entrancing when the Pathfinding party got there, Dai Lewis said it was like every other pleasurable thing in this world - they had to climb a 15 per cent grade for miles to get to it. E-M-F "30" doesn't mind grades, however - never was one that could stop her.
Date Issued:
1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

5. Hupp Motor Car Co.

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Color postcard depicting a parked and empty Hupmobile coupe. Printed on recto: 20 H.P. 4-Cyl. Coupe, Fully Equipped. $1100. F.O.B. Detroit, Mich. Printed on verso: Hupmobile Models Long stroke "32" in Touring and Runabout Bodies - $900 20 H.P. Runabout, 750 20 H.P. Roadster, 850 20 H.P. Coupe, 1100 Made by Chilton Company, Phila., Pa. U.S.A. 4251
Date Issued:
1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Detroit Historical Society

6. Color postcard depicting two men loading a refrigerator at the back of a GMC pickup

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Color postcard depicting two men loading a refrigerator at the back of a GMC pickup. In the foreground, a seated woman watches from inside a house. Printed on verso: Blue Chip GMC Trucks, 100 Series, 5000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight, 125 HP 6-cylinder or 155 HP V-8 Engine, Hydra-Matic or Conventional Transmission. Litho in U.S.A.
Date Issued:
1955-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

7. Dietsche's Sight-Seeing Autos, Detroit, Mich.

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Color postcard depicting men, women, and children in a parked tour bus, the side of which reads "Dietsche Sight Seeing Co., 83 Woodward Ave. Printed on verso: Tour de Luxe. Seeing Detroit. Belle Isle Park, the most beautiful Island Park in this country, Belle Isle Aquarium. Casino, Horticultural Building, Bathing, Beaches and Lake Ste. Clair. The Great Ford Plant which employs forty thousand people and turns out over three thousand cars per day. The Boulevards - East and West Grand, Boston and Chicago boulevards; also the Indian Village, Detroit's finest residence sections. No Waiting - Cars leave promptly. Satisfaction absolutely guaranteed or money refund.
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Detroit Historical Society

8. The New Desoto for 1939...Low Priced Luxury.

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Color postcard depicting a red DeSoto. Stamped on the recto: Highland Park Motors, Inc., 12535 Woodward Ave, Highland Park, Mich.
Date Issued:
1939-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

9. Pathfinding for the Glidden Tour - Detroit to Denver and return. 2600 miles in rainy April. Car was an E-M-F "30" - Price $1250.

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Color postcard depicting an auto stuck in mud with a bystander standing beside it. Printed on verso: The scene on opposite side was in Wisconsin - clingy clay. Ground had just thawed and wheels dropped in below the hubs. Passengers had to alight here but she readily got out of the hole herself - though she tore off a chain grip in doing so. You will notice the running board is resting on the clay, almost holding up the weight of the car. This made the traction poor, so the wheels spun helplessly till the passengers alighted. Thus relieved of weight she pulled out.
Date Issued:
1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

10. Back fire.

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Black and white postcard depicting two couples kissing in an open automobile. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked January 17, 1911.
Date Issued:
1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society