First Steam Car built by R. E. Olds, Lansing

Photograph of first steam car built by R. E. Olds, Lansing, 1886. In 1893, it was sold to an English firm and shipped to their branch house in Bombay, India. It was the first sale of a self-propelled road vehicle ever made in Michigan.

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In Collections: Making of Modern Michigan

Copyright Status: No Copyright

Date: 1886

Creators: Edmonds, James P.

Subjects: Automobiles
Automobiles, Steam

Material Type: Photographs

Series: Edmonds Photographic Collection

Language: No linguistic content

Extent: 1 photograph

Holding Institution: Capital Area District Library (Lansing, Mich.)

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