Automobile parade, Thomas A. Edison, Inc
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Label
Automobile parade, Thomas A. Edison, Inc
Language
eng
Characteristic
motion picture
Main title
Automobile parade
Medium
electronic resource
Oclc number
701797889
Responsibility statement
Thomas A. Edison, Inc
Runtime
2
Series statement
New York at the turn of the centuryAmerican history in video
Summary
This may be the first annual automobile parade, held on November 4, 1899 in downtown Manhattan. At least ten different makes and models are seen, including electric and steam powered machines. Only three years earlier, in 1896, Henry Ford, Charles Brady King, Alexander Winton and Ransom Eli Olds had each introduced their gasoline cars. In 1900, the first National Auto Show was held at Madison Square Garden and the favorites were the electrics and the steamers. In 1901, new oil fields in Texas made gasoline affordable. That same year, mass production techniques were introduced into car manufacturing. These two factors would prove to be key developments in the rapid growth of the American automobile industry
Technique
live action
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