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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting an illustration of a woman sitting in a red one-seat automobile.
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print taken inside depicting a directory of names, numbers, and addresses.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Packard Motor Car Co.
- Description:
- Black and white photo of Henry B. Joy (second from left), and three other men posing in front of a Packard testing car in in San Francisco on June 22, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Small sepia-toned photographic print captioned on verso as "Van Dyke Ave. looking north, April 25th, 1918." An early automobile is parked to the right, and several more are visible in the distance. Two and three-story homes are on either side of the street. Several pedestrians walk along the sidewalk in the distance. The trees are still bare.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Black and white photograph of three children, presumably those of Joseph Patrick O'Dwyer, sitting in two cars parked side by side. One child sits in the car on the left at the wheel. Two children sit in the car on the right. A bench swing sits in the yard just behind the two cars. "1904" is printed in the lower left corner of the image.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photograph of a man in an early runabout-style car parked on the west side of Woodward Avenue at Atwater Street. A sign reading "Sheriff 1912" is hung from one of the car's roof supports. H.D. Edwards and Company's building stands in the background. Other signs posted on the building advertise "Sail Makers and Rigging[...]" and "Awnings, Tents" in reference to the J.C. Gloss Company and the Detroit Awning and Tent Company, who also shared that building.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- Mounted autographed sepia-toned bust portrait photograph of Charles B. King in profike wearing suit, round-collared shirt, tie, and glasses. The photo is signed by King with the enscription, "For Alfred O. Dunk 1920." A typewritten label caption on the matting reads "Charles B. King Built and Operated the First Automobile on the Streets of Detroit 1894 (Oliver E. Barthel was the first passenger)."
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Biographical
- Description:
- Black and white photographic print depicting a portrait of a man sitting at a desk. He is identified as Mr. Chamberlain. Dated October 19, 1923.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Packard Motor Car Co.
- Description:
- 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.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white photographic postcard depicting men, women, and children in a Metropolitan Sight-Seeing Car. Text on the side of the vehicle reads "Headquarters Oxford Hotel". A banner on the side of the vehicle reads "Detroit, Belle Isle, Water Works and Gladwin Park." Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 5 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- One blueprint drawing entitled "Scripps Booth Model 'C' 1915." The drawing shows a profile view of the left side of the proposed automobile and shows interior and exterior details including the body, frame, wheels, engine, steering and suspension, and seats. Handwritten red pencil text near the center lower edge shows a vertical dimension (floor to ground) of 20" and a horizontal dimension that indicates a 110" wheelbase.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Automotive: Industrial
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting a man and woman in an automobile turning to face the camera behind them, with a street scene backdrop. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked August 28, 1910.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Black and white postcard depicting the finish line at The Vanderbilt Cup Race on Hempstead Plains, Long Island, New York. A blurred car and a grandstand filled with spectators are in view.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo taken to document the pavement at John R Street and Farnsworth Street. A man sits in an early automobile, stopped alongside the curb, where four girls and a boy wait. A dark wooden shed with double doors across the sidewalk behind them. In the background, on the right, two women stand beside an open window. A manhole is in the street in the foreground. "July 20th, 1903. Schwartz casr[?], John R. + Farnsworth there had not been any change in the pavement. F.S.Q." is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Views
- Description:
- 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
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Dave talks about his life prior to joining Fisher, of being hired in March 1977 and going to work in the Paint Shop. Dave describes learning to paint cars and having nightmares of painting cars. He tells about his union activity including his duties as committeeman, a typical committee call, dealing with supervisors, and his appointment first to UAW Training Representative then UAW Joint Activities Rep.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-05-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump talks about creating more jobs in the automobile industry and eliminating industry regulations. Trump also announces plans to scale back new car emission standards and says that such regulations take away manufacturing jobs. Held at the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- The Blood Brothers Machine Company is featured on this installment of "Western Michigan at work" hosted by Dr. Willis Dunbar. Dunbar describes the company's transformation from a bicycle manufacturer to an automobile manufacturer, and its transition to making automobile parts after automobile manufacturing proved to be too costly. Dewey Kemp, assistant purchasing manager, and C.E. Wood, sales manager, discuss their products and manufacturing process, as well as the company's contribution to the war effort during World War II.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-11-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Allen Electric Company is featured in this installment of "Western Michigan at work" hosted by Dr. Willis Dunbar. Dunbar describes the genesis of the company, when Gerald H. Allen had the idea to create a cheaper test machine for car generators aimed specifically at Ford. B.E. Bertholet, the sales promotion manager at Allen Electric, discusses the company's new automatic battery charger and explains the role that the Allen Electric education program played in the war effort.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-09-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama speaks on the resurgence of the American auto industry at the United Auto Workers Annual Conference in Washington D.C. Obama talks about the success of the auto industry, which is creating jobs and making profits after nearly collapsing in 2008 and 2009. He talks about the values of hard work, education, and being frugal, touts the new fuel economy requirements and promises to make sure that foreign trade is fair, "because America always wins with the playing field is level."
- Date Issued:
- 2012-02-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection