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1914 - The First Automobile - 43rd Installment of A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne

Article from Oct 31, 1914 The Fort Wayne Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1914, First automobile

1914 - The First Automobile - 43rd Installment of A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Saturday, October 31, 1914, Page 11

THE FIRST AUTOMOBILE. H. W. Meyer brought the first automobile to the city of Fort Wayne in 1897. Others who appeared with "horseless carriages," as they were called in the earlier vears of their use, were W. H. W. Peltier, E. B. Kunkle and Dr. G. A. Ross. Same text as newspaper article copied from page 535 in CHAPTER XL VI— 1895-1899. Centennial Celebration of the Building of Wayne 's Fort — The Fifth Courthouse — The First Automobile in the The pictorial history of Fort Wayne, Indiana : a review of two centuries of occupation of the region about the head of the Maumee River Volume 1 by Griswold, B. J. (Bert Joseph), 1873-1927; Taylor, Samuel R., Mrs, Publication date: 1917 on Archive.org.

1. The Haynes car, built by Elwood Haynes in Kokomo in 1893-94. It was brought from the Smithsonian Institution for the July Fourth Haynes Historical Celebration and monument dedication on July 4, 1922 in Kokomo. Original Haynes car, 1922 in the Indiana State Library Digital Collection.

2. 1902 - The Strange Antipathy of a Country Horse to a Horseless Carriage - Carlie Meyer - Blue Lake

   Article from Sep 2, 1902 The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1902, Horseless carriage, Blue lake, Churubusco, Carlie meyer

   1902 - The Strange Antipathy of a Country Horse to a Horseless Carriage - Carlie Meyer - Blue Lake The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Tuesday, September 2, 1902, Page 1

3. 1904 - The Motor Vehicle's Evolution - Cleveland Dealer - so new gaze as an elephant or balloon

   Article from Jun 19, 1904 The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1904, Horseless carriage, Automobile

   1904 - The Motor Vehicle's Evolution - Cleveland Dealer - so new gaze as an elephant or balloon The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sunday, June 19, 1904, Page 4

4. 1904 - Automobiles Worth $60,000 - Machines in Fort Wayne - Horseless Carriages Grown Popular

   Article from Jun 19, 1904 The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1904, Horseless carriage

   1904 - Automobiles Worth $60,000 - Machines in Fort Wayne - Horseless Carriages Grown PopularThe Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sunday, Jun 19, 1904, Page 15

5. 1905 - Built Auto Many Years Ago - John Bounty, Schoolmaster, Early Chauffeur - horseless carriage

   Article from Sep 27, 1905 Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1905, Horseless carriage

   1905 - Built Auto Many Years Ago - John Bounty, Schoolmaster, Early Chauffeur - horseless carriage Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Wednesday, Sep 27, 1905, Page 6

6. 1920 - Meet Me at the Accessory Department of the Fort Wayne Auto Show, March 2 to 6

   Article from Feb 29, 1920 The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1920, Automobile

   1920 - Meet Me at the Accessory Department of the Fort Wayne Auto Show, March 2 to 6 The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sunday, February 29, 1920, Page 11A

7. 1921 - Funeral Ride Ends in Death - Mrs. Pauline Meyer - Horses Are Frightened

   Article from Sep 8, 1921 The Fort Wayne Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1921, Horses frightened, Automobile death

   1921 - Funeral Ride Ends in Death - Mrs. Pauline Meyer - Horses Are Frightened The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Thursday, September 8, 1921, Page 16

8. 1923 - Motor Industry Leads - Dates from 1910 - Better Highways Result

   Article from Jun 1, 1923 The Fort Wayne Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1923, Automobile

   1923 - Motor Industry Leads - Dates from 1910 - Better Highways Result The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Friday, June 1, 1923, Page 27

9. Get A Horse! America’s Skepticism Toward the First Automobiles The inventor who claimed the first U.S. car ever sold recalls the birth of the industry and the general public skepticism about automobiles. This article from the February 8, 1930, issue of the Saturday Evening Post was featured in the Post’s Special Collector’s Edition: Automobiles in America! The Saturday Evening Post.
10. Hazardous traffic: The early years shows many photos of pedestrians manuevering around cars, horses, and streetcars April 26, 2015 Michigan History by The Detroit News.
11. Transportation in Virginia for various Time Periods, 1825 to 1860, 1861 to 1876, 1877 to 1924, 1925 to Today Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

N_53_15_7070 by State Archives of North Carolina uploaded on March 23, 2017 on flickr.com Auto Stuck in Johnston County Mud 1909 Photo by Albert Barden. From the Albert Barden Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC.

Indianapolis-based Pope-Waverley produced electric cars in the early 1900s. Their confident advertising treated "...

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Indianapolis-based Pope-Waverley produced electric cars in the early 1900s. Their confident advertising treated "electrics" as a sure winner, but by 1914, the company ceased production in the face of gasoline's market dominance. You can see their full 1907 product line, including personal vehicles and commercial trucks, here: Pope Waverley electrics, 1907 [ 34 pages ]

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Car stuck in muddy road. Before good roads, people living in the country mostly walked or used a horse and buggy. Cars did not always start and many roads were too bad for cars anyway. 1920.

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Car stuck in muddy road. Before good roads, people living in the country mostly walked or used a horse and buggy. Cars did not always start and many roads were too bad for cars anyway. 1920.

[ same photo as Car in Muddy Road Rut, ca. 1920 on IowaPBS ]

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