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Charles E. Duryea and J. Frank Duryea Papers, 1894-1944
GC 1362
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Description
Publications, advertising booklets, correspondence and ephemera. An artificial collection about the Duryea brothers and their
contributions to the start of the automobile industry in the United States. 1894-1944, undated.
Background
Charles E. Duryea (1861-1938) and J. Frank Duryea (1869-1967) collaborated in Springfield, Massachusetts to build a gasoline-powered
motor vehicle in 1892. Frank contended that he alone successfully invented the car.
Extent
1/2 letter
Restrictions
Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright
holder
Availability
Research is by appointment only