E-M-F, Flanders, Studebaker Photographs, ca. 1910-1914 -- Item 233

Summary

Founded in 1852, Studebaker was the world's largest manufacturer of horse-drawn vehicles by 1900. It entered the automobile business with understandable caution. Studebaker contracted with the Everitt-Metzger-Flanders Company in 1908 to sell E-M-F cars through Studebaker's extensive network of wagon dealers. Studebaker ultimately purchased E-M-F and its facilities and began building gasoline-powered cars under the Studebaker name for 1913.

Founded in 1852, Studebaker was the world's largest manufacturer of horse-drawn vehicles by 1900. It entered the automobile business with understandable caution. Studebaker contracted with the Everitt-Metzger-Flanders Company in 1908 to sell E-M-F cars through Studebaker's extensive network of wagon dealers. Studebaker ultimately purchased E-M-F and its facilities and began building gasoline-powered cars under the Studebaker name for 1913.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1910-1914

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

91.1.1769.233

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in

Width: 10.5 in

Inscriptions

On back: "Sitting next to driver - with bowler derby hat Cough Fielding, H. Yost: "Hurry Up" - Short man with Pork Pie hat Dr. May (Doc) official foot-ball squad doctor at U of Mich, - George Sisler, then a student?"

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