Topics in Chronicling America - Horseless Carriages and Ford’s Model T

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Important Dates:

• November 28, 1895. Gas-powered Duryea automobile wins the Times-Herald race in Chicago.
• 1896 American gasoline powered “motocycles” manufactured by the Duryea brothers.
• February 1902. Miss Anne French, Washington's first woman driver.
• February, 1904. Automobile rivals the drawing room for romance.
• June 23, 1909. New 1909 Ford Model T crosses finish line first in New York to Seattle automobile race.
• 1909-1927. Ford Motor Co. begins to mass produce its Model T, a reliable and inexpensive automobile.

Suggested Search Strategies:

• [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as phrases using Search Pages in Chronicling America.] Horseless carriage, automobile, motor trucks, horseless vehicle, Ford Model T, motocycle.
• It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.

Sample Articles from Chronicling America:

• "Motocycles Race," St. Paul Daily Globe (Saint Paul, MN), November 29, 1895, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5.
• "One Ride in a Horseless Carriage," San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), May 31, 1896, Page 27, Image 27, col. 1-4.
• "The Motocycle To-Day," The Sun (New York, NY), October 11, 1896, Page 3, Image 3, col. 3-4.
• "Thousands Witnessed the Start," The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), July 14, 1899, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "The Advent of the Automobile," Virginian-pilot (Norfolk, VA), July 23, 1899, Page 9, Image 9, col. 3-6.
• "It Is a Paradise, Cries the Washington Chauffeur," The Washington Times (Washington, DC), February 2, 1902, Magazine Features, Page 2, Image 26, col. 1-5.
• "Motoring to Matrimony," The Saint Paul Globe (Saint Paul, MN), February 14, 1904, Page 4, Image 4, col. 1-3.
• "Motor Motions," Goodwin's Weekly: A Thinking Paper for Thinking People (Salt Lake City, UT), January 9, 1909, Page 13, Image 11, col. 1-3.
• "Ford Still Leads Race," The Yakima Herald (North Yakima, WA), June 23, 1909, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
• "Ford Car Crosses Tape to Cheers of Crowds," Daily Arizona Silver Belt (Globe City, AZ), June 24, 1909, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
• "For Hundreds of Years Has It Been Tried," Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), September 12, 1909, Page 1, Image 33, col. 7.
• "Standard Parts for Ford Cars," San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), June 19, 1910, Page 57, Image 57, col. 2.
• "A Packard in Big Cottonwood Canyon," Goodwin's Weekly: A Thinking Paper for Thinking People (Salt Lake City, UT), July 1, 1911, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "Automobiles on Farms Promise to Soon Make Horses and Mules Useless Expenses," El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX), March 30, 1912, Week-End Edition, Page 6, Image 6, col. 4-5.
• "The Motor Horse," The Day Book (Chicago, IL), October 1, 1912, Page 28, Image 28, col. 1.
• "Story About Henry Ford, A New Kind of Millionaire," The Tacoma Times (Tacoma, WA), January 10, 1914, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-4.
• "Justice, Not Charity," The Daily Missourian (Columbia, MO), November 7, 1916, Page 2, Image 2, col. 2-3.
• "Automobile is Now Necessary," The Beaver Herald (Beaver, OK), July 24, 1919, Page 7, Image 7, col. 1-2.
• "99,967 Ford Cars," Graham Guardian (Safford, AZ) , December 3, 1920, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.