Early Road Steamers to Internal Combustion Origins
A survey of vehicle history traces the first steam carriages in the 19th century, noting French and English experiments, Dudgeon and the Stanley brothers, and the push toward gasoline engines led by Duryea and Selden. It covers trials, patents, and pivotal shifts toward modern automobiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Brothers
England
TE. Olds
Ser~ Pollet
France
Stanley Brothers
Lenoir
George B. Selden
Rylinder
Brayton
Frayton
Selien
Wiyeareater
Otte
Seigen
Shieall
Vienna
Daimler
Germany
Petit Journal
Leiden
Chari E. Duryea
Combus
Ohio
Charles’ Duryea
Frank Duryea
Kiven
Duryea
Early pioneers compare 19th century motor efforts in 1890s
A historical sketch recounts Elwood Haynes starting a power driven machine in 189% with a two cycle marine engine weighing 180 pounds and one brake horsepower. The test in his kitchen ended when the device pulled from its floor mount. July 4 1894 marked a tested readiness followed by a seven mile per hour return under power. Other pioneers mentioned include Alexander Winton in 1898 8 R E Olds with 1887 beginnings and a four wheel steamer, and Charles B King introducing marine engines into vehicles in related experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingland
Scientific American
Richard Dudgeon
Richard Dudean
Dudgeon
Elwood Haynes
Alexander Winton
Cleveland
R. E. Olds
Charles B.king
America
Chicago” ‘Times-Herald
Chiago
Haynes
Duryea
John Briaben ‘Walker
Cosmopolitan Magazine
City Hall
New York
Tiivington-on-the-Hudson
London
Brighton
France
Germany
Frank Duryea
Frank Dur
Ars
Charles KE
Heston
P.W. Pratt
Boston
L.A
Madison Square Garden
Alexander
Winton
New York City
Great Desert
Packard
Oldsmobile
England
Ard Motor Car Company
Remaricabee
Evolution from Ox Train to Automobiles in Montana
A historical overview traces transportation from ox teams to bicycles and early gasoline and electric cars in Montana. It highlights pioneers like Newton, Ford, Winton, and Duryea, recounts early races, and notes the rise of the automobile industry, public adoption, and regional growth across cities such as Helena, Billings, and Madison Square events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Fair Grounds
Helena
East
Newton
Hutte
Hutte Hough
D. J. Macdonald
Anaconda
New York
Guttenberg
N. J
Iassed
New Orleans
Kansas City
Spokane
Portland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Josaph Cagnot
Richard Trevithick
Wineland
Pallnes
Cormon
Gaseline Automobilen
Charles B. Kine
F. B. Stearns
Guttenberg, N. J
Charles Duryea
Detroit
Henry Ford
Frank By. Stearns
Ate Bull
Panhard
Levassor
Ator
ALL
Riker
Best
Riker F
Locomobile Company
Franklin
Foit
Terles
Alo Rother
Coud Tse
Europe
United States Department of Agriculture
Censes
George R .Mellen
State Highway Commission
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!