A photograph of an 1897 Olds car in a "driveway" of an unidentified home. A man, a woman with a fur or scarf, and a little girl are seated in the car. Note on back: "Ransom's Horseless Carriage with Geo., Gladys, and I in it. Mrs. S."
Data Provider:
Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
Several unidentified workers in front of the Auto Body Company building located at 207 East Franklin Avenue. A company plaque is on the wall behind them. The company was dissolved in 1926.
Data Provider:
Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
Photograph of view at Michigan and Washington Avenues, looking North, Lansing. The scene shows a horse drawn express wagon, an electric streetcar and automobiles.
Date Created:
1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
A photo of R. E. Olds and two unidentified passengers in an 1897 model Olds which is the same model as the one in the Smithsonian Institution. Lansing's first gas-powered car. Written on back: "R. E. Olds first build this car in 1897."
Data Provider:
Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
An oral history from Olds Anderson, grandson of Ransom Eli Olds. The interview consists of two parts, recorded on May 13, 1991, as part of the "Voices of Lansing" oral history project. Olds Anderson was interviewed by Helen Jones Earley of the Oldsmobile History Center. A transcript for this recording has not been completed.
Data Provider:
Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
Lansing Auto Worker is a publication of Local 182 United Auto Workers of America. Container lists are updated as we add new titles and issues to the collection.
Date Created:
1939-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
Collection:
Local History Newspapers and Periodicals Collection