| | 1 | Title: | Augustus Post papers, 1928-1944, (bulk 1939-1944)  | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 1765 | | | | Creator: | Post, Augustus | | | | Abstract: | Major Augustus Post purchased the first automobile sold in New York City, and in 1899, along with several others, organized the first public garage in the United States. Post later founded the Automobile Old Timers Association, and this collection contains Post's personal records of the Association, including information concerning annual meetings, purposes, projects and members, along with a group of Post's personal correspondence. | | | | Subjects: | Post, Augustus | American Automobile Association | Automobile Old Timers Association | Automobile industry and trade | New York (N.Y.) | Business records | Correspondence | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 6 | Title: | Frank C. Armstrong papers, 1898-1906 (bulk 1900-1906) | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 1750 | | | | Creator: | Armstrong, Frank C., 1872-1936. | | | | Abstract: | Frank Armstrong worked as a salesman, traveling field representative, and New York branch manager for the Electric Vehicle Company during the company's most ambitious and unsuccessful attempt to establish a monopoly in the automobile industry and in the market for taxicab service in major American cities. The papers are comprised of both Armstrong's business and personal papers and consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, financial statements, stock issues and general accounting information related to his career in the electric vehicle industry at the beginning of the twentieth century. Also included are materials related to several lawsuits Armstrong was involved in, his military records, and a small number of blueprint reproductions of several electric vehicles. | | | | Subjects: | Armstrong, Frank C., 1872-1936. | Electric Vehicle Company (Hartford, Conn.) | Electric Vehicle Co. (New York, N.Y.) | Columbia and Electric Vehicle Co. (Hartford, Conn.) | Ansonia Motor Car Co. | New Jersey Electric Vehicle and Transportation Company. | New York Electric Vehicle Transportation Co. (New York, N.Y.) | Washington Electric Vehicle Transportation Company. | Columbia Automobile Company. | Riker Electric Motor Company. | Automobiles--Design and construction | Automobile industry and trade | Electric automobiles | Selling--Automobiles | Automobile dealers | Taxicabs | Used cars | Actions and defenses | Business records. | Blueprints (reprographic copies) | Financial records. | Photographs. | Product literature. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 8 | Title: | Fred Lee Black records series, 1929-1948 | Requires cookie* | | | Accession: | 56 | | | | Creator: | Ford Motor Company. | | | | Abstract: | Fred Lee Black began his career with Ford Motor Company in 1918 and served in a number of positions before leaving the company in 1942. The bulk of the material in this series comes from the period that Black was in charge of Ford displays for the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. | | | | Subjects: | Black, Fred L., 1891-1971. | Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 | Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 | Ford Motor Company--Public relations. | New York World's Fair (1939-1940) | Advertising--Automobiles | Automobile industry and trade | Exhibit booths | Exhibition buildings | Exhibitions--United States. | First day covers (Philately) | Ford Motor Company Strike, Dearborn, Michigan, 1941. | World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies | Dearborn (Mich.) | New York (N.Y.) | Business records | Photographs. | | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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