Here is the General Motors EV1 (1996-1999 1,117 units made) It was the 1st mass produced electric car in modern era. It was a lessees only car you could not buy the car. In 2002 the EV1 program was discontinued and all cars were repossessed and crushed. 40 cars were saved and given to museums. This car is the only drivable car the other 39 cars were made un drivable. (Jim Motavalli (2013-07-03). “GM’s EV1 Lives On, With EV2 on the Way”. PluginCars.com. Retrieved 2013-07-03.)
Here is a fire pump wagon from the late 1800s for the Hand in Hand Fire Co. of Philadelphia. The wagon is very nice and has a lot of detail because it was a source of pride for towns that have the pump wagon. This machine would have 20 or more firefighters that was pulled through the streets and throw 100 gallons a minute onto a the fire from 150 ft. Away. http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/2013/06/five-cool-facts-about-our-new-philadelphia-style-fire-engine.html
This is a model of common railroad refrigerator car from 1900s. This is a car from Merchant Despatch Transportation Corporation they been moving food for 128 years. For refrigerator car to work in this time period if needed to have blocks of ice to preserve food and moving food all over the country. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_31.html
This is a Man’s Cleveland safety bicycle from 1899 it was used by L. J. Powers who rode this bicycle on a daily basis from Nashua, Iowa to Powerville, Iowa from 1899-1902. It was a gift from Roderick E. Briggs in 1989. This was a very common bike used in this time period made by H. A. Lozier and Company in Cleveland, Ohio. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_35.html
Here is a Knife Grinder’s Push Cart from Reading, Pennsylvania. This cart sharpened and repairing scissors, razors, knives, saws and repaired umbrellas. The cart had three grind stones, one buffing wheel, tiny anvil, saw, vise, drip can and bell. It was used from 1920-1929 at that time vendors would city streets with there own sing-song, cries, bells, chime whistle. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_34.html
This is a deliver wagon from 1900s made by M. Martin from Raspeburg, Maryland. Its a 3 spring wagon used to deliver light goods to homes and businesses. It weights 1000 lbs. restored using the original plans found in the wagon. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_37.html
Here is a street car used in Washington D.C. from 1898-1912 it weights 9.5 tons. It was built by American Car Company in St. Louis, Missouri. Street car normally used wires overhead to power the car but in Washington DC that was not permitted. This was one the the few cities in the world to have underground power. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_32.html
These items represent the Jazz age of 1920s which was very popular in New York City. The clarinet in this case is a B-flat made by Selmer Company around 1920 to 1975 by Harold Woolridge of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Woolrigde was a soloist with Sousa Band from 1921-1928 he traveled more then 400,000 miles with the band. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_123.html You see and Tenor Saxophone made by C.G. Conn from Elkhart, Indiana. It was owned by James E. Frew donated by his family in 1979. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_122.html There is sheet music of The Sugar Foot Stomp in 1926. The lyrics were written by Walter Melrose. The music was written by Joe King Oliver the band was King Oilver’s Creole Jazz Band. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_456.html
There is an industrial Singer sewing machine from 1917. At this time New York City was the center of garment manufacturing with sweatshops making clothing. New immigrants arriving in New York City were the main labors in these sweatshops. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_119.html
Here is a model airship of Graf Zeppelin this was the 1st commercial flight over the Atlantic on October 1928 it had 20 passengers and 43 crew members. It used hydrogen gas for lift but which is highly flammable and dangers. By 1938 after the Hindenburg explosion and airplanes becoming better these airships stopped. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_97.html
This is a 1903 Winton Motor Carriage Company out of Cleveland, Ohio. In summer 1903 Dr. H. Nelson Jackson made 1st transcontinental auto trip. It took 63 days at 7 mph. He started in San Francisco to New York City in this car. The car was $3000 and $5000 to drive across county. It was a 2 cylinder and 20hp. He started in May 23,, 1903 ended July 26, 1903 went 4,500-6,000 miles. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_24.html
Here is a model of Schooner C.C. Megel Jr. it was used from 1916-1922. The boat was 184 ft long 38 ft wide 15ft deep. It was one of the last wooden four masted schooners made for trading. It carried coal lumber and or bulk cargo. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_116.html Here is twin-screw turbo electric Steamship California it was used from 1928-1964 it ran from New York to San Francisco through Panama Canal. it was 601 ft long 80 ft wide 52 ft deep. It can carry 8,000 tons of freight, 747 passengers with a crew of 350. It took 13 days to make the trip. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_21.html There is a harbor tug boat Brooklyn was built by William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1910. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company in New York City used the boat. The boat is 105 ft long 24 ft wide 15ft deep. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_20.html
Here is Steamer Hendrick Hudson its a side wheel steamer that did New York City to Albany on Hudson River. Its was built in 1906 by Marvel Shipbuilding Company in Newburgh, New York for Hudson River Day Line. it was 400 ft long, 45 ft wide, 82 ft high. Has 3 cylinder direct acting engine of 6200 hp. It could have 5500 passengers. The boat went from 1906-1948. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_19.html
Here is a steam boat Match Chunk built in 1912 by Harlan and Hollingsworth in Wilmington, Delaware. It was 118 ft long, 32 ft wide, 13 ft deep. Central Railroad of New Jersey used the boat in New York City it could lift 12 tons. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_102.html
This is a 1926 Ford Model T Roadster. The model T was the a very popular car that was mass product. It made cars cheaper so most Americans could buy a car. The Model T is the symbol of the 1920s. This car was a gift from John T. Sicker http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_5.html The Turn-Auto which is the metal thing the Model T is sitting on is an early lift so people can work under the car easier. This one was in Brozek Garage in Brooklyn, New York from 1923-1933. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_1265.html
This traffic light was invented by African American Garrett Morgan in 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio. It was manually operated to control car and pedestrians. This object is lent by Sandra Morgan. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_913.html This gas pump was made by Wayne Oil Tank and Pump Company in 1932 from Illinois, Indiana. This is a Red Crown pump and brand of Standard Oil. You can see how much gas you pumped at the arrow when around the dial. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_41.html
In 1913 The Lincoln Highway Association was created to build a private highway to go from New York to California. It was built built with donations from car business. They had thousands of markers along the route this one is from Wyoming it was from 1928. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_62.html
This pedal car was made by Kirk-Latty Manufacturing Company in Cleveland, Ohio. Made from 1917-1920s. The body is made from metal the steering made from wood. There is molded rubber tiers. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_67.html
Here is a 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix which was owned by Guenther and Siewchien Long Sommer for 32 years. This car has been to 251 national parks, monuments, memorials, forests, historic sites, historic parks. This car been to 49 states and 150,000 miles. Pontiac made only 5,856 Grand Prix convertible. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_27.html
This was the symbol of suburbia this is a 1986 Dodge Caravan. It was used by a Michigan family from 1986-2001. It has a 4 cylinder 2.6 Liter engine. 104 HP, 3 speed automatic transmission. The color is gunmetal pearl coat with imitation wood side panels. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_30.html
Here is a 1939 Plymouth P-8 Deluxe Coupe with a 6 cylinder engine with manual transmission. This car was one 1st cars to have the gearshift lever on the steering column. Richie Clyne donated this car in 2003. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_254.html
Here a 36 passenger school bus used by Martinburg School in Martinburg, Indiana used from 1936-1946. The body was build by Carpenter Body Works on a Dodge chassis. It was restored and a gift from Carpenter Body Works. The color is Omaha Orange. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_23.html
Here is a 1950 Buick super 4 door sedan. Its black with a Valve in head Fireball straight 8 cylinder engine, Dynaflow automatic transmission. This car is a product of post WWII boom in cars. After WWII more Americans were becoming middle class and wanting nicer cars. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_11.html
Here is a 1955 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon which George and Nancy Harder from Pasadena, California. The car coast $3,600 and there family used it from 1955 to 1989 when the family donated the car. This type of car was popular in the 1950s in suburban home as a family car. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_10.html
Here is a roadster from 1939 was built from a 1929 Ford Model A frame and body. There is 239 cu in Flathead Mercury V-8 engine. It was built and lent by John Athan who used it from 1939-1950. http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_263.html
