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Automobiles Dominate Harrisburg Era as Industry Grows
A detailed Harrisburg period piece surveys 1909 auto trends. It notes Franklin runabout efficiency, Knox success in hill climbs, and rising popularity of light cars over heavy models. It reports dealer activity, new models, club rollouts, farm tractors, and international race plans shaping the evolving motor car scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Contral
Harrisburg Motor Club
Knox
Cincinnati
Queen City Automobile Company
Wildwood
N. J
Chicago
American Motor Car Company
Indianapolis
Bosch
Alfred Herschede
Herschede Motor Car Company
C. B. Wing
Bruenner
Harrisburg
Dodge City
Kan
Tampa
Fla
Automobile Club
Asbury Park
Philadelphia
Germany
Duppe
California
Detroit
United States
St. Paul’s Club
Savannah
Automobile Writers and Solicitors
New York
C. J. Barnes
China
San Francisco
Jersey City
Newark
Syracuse
N. Y
Ceylon
Creevy
Colombo
America
Oakland Automobile Association
Rhode Island Automobile Club
Long Island Motor Parkway
Piacenza
Italy
Italian War Office and Agricultural Department
Ish
Spain
Calumet
Mich
Red Jacket
Frans
St. Joseph
Signal Corps
United States Army
Ft. Meyer
Ezra Meeker
Seattle
Wash
New York City
White Mountains
Tasmania
Hobart
Louisville
Hotchkiss
American Automobile Association
New Jersey
State Excise Commission
Massachusetts
Bay State Highway Commission
Connecticut
Royal Automobile Club
London
Washington
District of Columbia
American Motor Car Manufacturers’ Association
Grand Central Palace
Automobile Club of Maryland
Tacoma
Brooklyn
Board of Education
Norway
Brighton Beach
Coney Island
Newport
I. Seymour Johnson
Philip Mills
Harry Amey
Baltimore
Wickes
Colonel Wickes
Park Board
Gerhard A. Bading
Milwaukee
Thomas
Mercedes
Renault
Fiat
Napier