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Oversized photos of Austin autos, 1902/03?-1906

 File — Box: 2, Folder: X

Scope and Contents

Family in an early auto, in the street, with a girl standing on the porch of a building center right. A verso note suggests this may not be an Austin.
Family in an early auto, in the street, with a girl standing on the porch of a building center right. A verso note suggests this may not be an Austin.
50 horse power Austin touring car, with Walter Austin, manufacturer and son of the inventory, at the wheel. Georgiana Godfrey in the front passenger seat, and the new owners, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Judd, in the back seat. Taken on Park St. at the corner of Library St., with the Ryerson Library building, Grand Rapids Public Library, in the background. See article in the Evening Press, July 28, 1905, pg. 3.
Loftus Finishing Department photo, of a possible 1902-1903 Austin, standing at the curb in front of an unidentified house. The house shows the number “63”. A man stands leaning on a support post at the front steps. This may be Austin owner Charles B. Judd. Another man in a uniform cap is presumed to be a chauffeur, standing by a tree near the auto. Judd lived at 67 Fountain St. in 1902. Upper left corner of photo board missing to the corner of the photo print.
60 H.P. “Austin”, Austin Automobile Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Dickinson Bros. G.R., Mich.--lower right. “1906”--in pencil on verso (2)
Image identified as above, without the Dickinson information.
Image similar to the two above, without the Austin company name, but with Dickinson Bros. Lower left.
“Austin”, Grand Rapids, Mich. With the auto facing left. “1905”--verso note.
Auto Cab for an enclosed vehicle, pointing toward the lower left corner.
Auto Cab for an enclosed vehicle, pointing toward the upper left corner. Lower left corner of photo board missing.








Dates

  • 1902-1989

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 2.21 Linear Feet (Three boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Grand Rapids History Center Repository

Contact:
Grand Rapids Public Library
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Grand Rapids Michigan 49503 USA
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