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Baker Electric Automobile, 1898 (

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Baker Electric Automobile, 1898

Description

The photograph is thought to show the first Baker Electric car, produced in 1898, the year the company was established in Cleveland by Walter C. Baker (1868-1955). Office boy Willie McKevitt is seated in the vehicle. The photo was probably taken on Jessie Street (now East 69th Street). In 1905 annual production was 400 automobiles. Supplemental information from a researcher notes that the Baker first production cars were made in 1900. This might be an earlier prototype said to be made in 1898.

Date

1898

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: 3e5a65d90fc0528f0144146604c160a1

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