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VARIOUS MOTOR VEHICLES

A 1916 CHANDLER. One of the latest motorcars of the day, this 1916 Chandler served the American middle class’s growing demand for cars. Chandlers, which were popular in the Roaring Twenties, were produced from 1913 until the company was merged with another automobile manufacturer in 1929. After the merger, Chandlers disappeared from the market.

EDISON EMPLOYEES. For many years, Thomas Alva Edison’s New York Edison Company was a flourishing electrical concern in Manhattan. Pictured in this photograph from 1918 are a few of the Wizard of Menlo Park’s workmen. From left to right are H. Tydd, George Powers, Ed Striffler, Tom Ryan, Leo McArdle, Red Ctoes (?), R. McCormack, and ? O’Dwyer.

TRAFFIC ON THE AVENUE. A close-up of typical automobiles and busses from around 1918 is shown here. Bus 7657 was on the Fifth Avenue–Seventh Avenue line.

A TROLLEY AND AN ELEVATED TRAIN. This picture shows two possible ways of traveling in Manhattan around the year 1910: on board a New York Railways Company trolley or on an elevated train.

“PASSENGERS OUT FIRST PLEASE.” This instruction is painted at either side of the trolley doors. This picture was taken in the Lower East Side.

DOWNTOWN SIDE STREET. A child plays on someone’s car. This photograph was taken not very far away from Centre Street in the lower reaches of Manhattan.

ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE. Parked in the same street, this vehicle bears a license plate that dates from 1917.

FORD ROADSTER WITH SPARE TIRE. This picture was taken on a winter’s day, probably in 1918. Advertisements for a Piedmont product and Piel’s beer are posted nearby.

AUTOMOBILE WITH TOOLBOX. Some motorcars from the 1918 period, such as this Ford touring car, had toolboxes attached to the running board. Note also the hooter (horn).

AN EARLY LIMOUSINE. This motorcar was a more expensive model and was intended to be driven by a chauffeur. Note its lamp and horns.

AUTOMOBILES IN CENTRAL PARK. Taken around 1938, this picture shows three Plymouths. The view of the buildings indicates that the cameraman was facing the Upper West Side of Manhattan when he took this picture.

BUSSES AT THE BATTERY. Tourism to Manhattan boomed in the years that followed the end of World War II. One of the most popular must-see sites is the Statue of Liberty. Here several tourist busses and their drivers wait for the return of their passengers who have gone to Liberty Island. On the left (near the mailbox) is the Coast Guard’s Marine Inspection Office building, and to the right is Battery Park.