Catalog of the automobile and motorcycle collection of the Division of Engineering, United States National Museum.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Oliver, Smith Hempstone.

Series:

Bulletin (United States National Museum) ; 198.

United States National Museum. Bulletin ; 198

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States National Museum.

Automobiles.

Motorcycles.

Genre:

Government publications

Physical Description:

iv, 62 pages, 18 pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1950.

Summary:

This catalog explores some of the history behind modern powered transportation such as automobiles and motorcycles and gives some details about individual types of gasoline, electric or steam powered vehicles. Where available U.S. National Museum catalog numbers or photograph numbers are provided.

Contents:

Introduction. pp. 1.

Selden gasoline automobile, 1879. pp. 7.

Duryea gasoline automobile, 1893-94. pp. 9.

Haynes gasoline automobile, 1894. pp. 9.

Balzer gasoline automobile, 1894. pp. 10.

Clarke gasoline tricycle, 1897. pp. 11.

Olds gasoline automobile, 1897. pp. 12.

Winton gasoline automobile, 1898. pp. 14.

Knox gasoline automobile, 1899. pp. 14.

Kelsey and Tilney gasoline automobile, 1899. pp. 17.

Locomobile steam automobile, 1900. pp. 17.

Riker electric automobile, 1900. pp. 19.

Autocar gasoline automobile, 1901. pp. 20.

White steam automobile, 1901. pp. 22.

Franklin gasoline automobile, 1902. pp. 24.

Indian motorcycle, 1902. pp. 26.

Winton gasoline racing automobile, 1902. pp. 26.

Winton gasoline racing automobile, 1903. pp. 30.

Winton gasoline automobile, 1903. pp. 33.

Cadillac gasoline automobile, 1903. pp. 37.

Oldsmobile gasoline automobile, 1903. pp. 38.

Columbia electric automobile, 1904. pp. 41.

Rolls-Royce gasoline automobile, 1907. pp. 42.

Simplex gasoline automobile, 1912. pp. 43.

Ford gasoline automobile, 1913. pp. 46.

Harley-Davidson motorcycle, 1913. pp. 48.

Rauch and Lang electric automobile, 1914. pp. 49.

Autocar gasoline trucks, 1921. pp. 51.

Cadillac gasoline automobile, 1923. pp. 53.

Bantam one-quarter-ton Army truck, 1940. pp. 55.

Bibliography. pp. 58-59.

Index. pp. 61-62.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 58-59) and index.

Local Notes:

HSP Historic Technology, Science and Enterprise Collection

Other Format:

Online version: Oliver, Smith Hempstone. Catalog of the automobile and motorcycle collection of the Division of Engineering, United States National Museum.

OCLC:

1971156