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Auto History and Regulations in Washington Highways
A historical survey tracks Washington area motor vehicles from steam car to gasoline, noting early pioneers like Arthur L. Cline Dorsett and John J. Fister, first gas and electric cars, and the roll of police rules limiting speed and cornering. It details opening of salesrooms, local firms, and the shift from steamers to gasoline motors by 1902 along with regulatory debates in 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nera
Washington
Aise
Victoria
Ate Aguceney
Arthur L. Cline
L. P. Dorsett
John J. Fister
Mr. Cling
Mr. Dorsett
Pieter
Connecticut Avenue
L and
Locomobile Company of America
Connecticut
Locomobile
Mobile
Kohler Carriage Company
Artur L. Cuue
Cline
Rambler Agency
Automobile Company of Washington
Auto Lavery Company
Eighteenth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Farquhar
Irving
BE Street
Avenue
Feld
Pope Automobile Company of America
Pope Building
Fourteenth Street
Col
Pops
Locomobile Com
Pany
Vanderbilt
District of Columbia
Cadillac
Winton
Macfacland