File:Alexander Winton and Early Winton Automobile, circa 1896-1897 - DPLA - 490be669aa6ff643595cbcd768bec759.jpg

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Alexander Winton and Early Winton Automobile, circa 1896-1897 (

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Alexander Winton and Early Winton Automobile, circa 1896-1897

Description

The photograph depicts Alexander Winton seated at the steering wheel, in what is described as "the first demonstration of an automobile in Cleveland." Future Cleveland mayor Tom L. Johnson sits in the rear, closest to the camera. The image was taken in front of Winton Motor-Carriage Company on Berea Road. Although multiple sources indicate the year of the photograph as 1896, the Winton Motor-Carriage Company was not incorporated until 1897.

Date

between circa 1896 and circa 1897

Collection

Cleveland Public Library

	Location	Ohio , United States of America
	Coordinates	41° 30′ 03.96″ N, 81° 41′ 29.76″ W
	Established	1869
	Website	www.cpl.org
	Authority file	: Q69487402 VIAF: 150784698 ISNI: 0000000106723224 LCCN: n80040521 SUDOC: 027500039 J9U: 987007589999705171 WorldCat

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Cleveland Public Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Ohio Digital Network.

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DPLA identifier: 490be669aa6ff643595cbcd768bec759

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