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Transportation

A Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Coupe in front of Fred and August Duesenberg’s house of birth
Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Coupe in front of Fred and August Duesenberg’s house of birth

A Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Coupe in front of Fred and August Duesenberg’s house of birth, located in Kirchheide, Germany,…

A Duesenberg La Grande Show Car
Duesenberg La Grande Show Car

A Duesenberg Model J La Grande being displayed at an auto show.

The Duesenberg Model J “Beverly” Berline
Duesenberg Model J “Beverly” Berline

The Model J embodied the lavish styling that Errett Lobban Cord envisioned for Duesenberg automobiles.

Duesenberg straight eight, "Built to outclass, Outrun and Outlast any car on the road," ca. 1920-1930
Duesenberg straight eight, "Built to outclass, Outrun and Outlast any car on the road," ca. 1920-1930

The famous Duesenberg straight eight on display in a dealership window, ca. 1920-1930.

Fred Duesenberg and Dorothy Sebastian, ca. 1929
Duesenberg, Fred and Dorothy Sebastian, ca. 1929

Fred Duesenberg showing movie star Dorothy Sebastian a Model J Duesenberg, ca. 1929.

Example of an early refrigerated trailer
Example of an early refrigerated trailer

Example of an early refrigerated trailer.

The F. Reyher Nchfg. ship chandlery, owned by Karl Tede Sr., Dieter Tede’s grandfather
F. Reyher Nchfg. ship chandlery, owned by Karl Tede Sr., Dieter Tede’s grandfather

The F. Reyher Nchfg. ship chandlery, owned by Karl Tede Sr., Dieter Tede’s grandfather. The photo shows the original offices…

Fairmont Bridge, Fairmont, WV
Fairmont Bridge, Fairmont, WV

Fairmont Bridge, original piers and 1912 superstructure, Fairmont, WV, photograph by William E. Barrett, 1972

Fink Through-Truss Bridge, Flemington, NJ
Fink Through-Truss Bridge, Flemington, NJ

Example of a Fink through-truss bridge, Flemington, NJ, built in 1857-1858.

Fire engine built for George Rapp by Pat Lyon
Fire engine built for George Rapp by Pat Lyon

Fire engine built for George Rapp by Pat Lyon.

The first semi-trailer produced by the Fruehaufs
First semi-trailer produced by the Fruehaufs

The first semi-trailer produced by the Fruehaufs.

Demonstration of a hydraulic lift gate on a Fruehauf trailer
Fruehauf trailer hydraulic lift gate demonstration

Demonstration of a hydraulic lift gate on a Fruehauf trailer.

The new Fruehauf wagon, carriage, and automobile shop on Gratiot Avenue, Detroit
Fruehauf wagon, carriage, and automobile shop on Gratiot Avenue, Detroit

The new Fruehauf wagon, carriage, and automobile shop on Gratiot Avenue, Detroit.

Garage, B. Altman & Co. Store on Fifth Avenue and Thirty-Fourth Street, New York City, 1914
Garage, B. Altman & Co. Store on Fifth Avenue and Thirty-Fourth Street, New York City, 1914

German Emigrants Embark on a Hamburg Steamship Bound for New York, 1874
German Emigrants Embark on a Hamburg Steamship Bound for New York, 1874

By the time Emil Boas joined his uncle’s emigrant agency in 1873, the business model of cheaply transporting large numbers…

Green River Bridge Designed by Albert Fink
Green River Bridge Designed by Albert Fink

Green River Bridge designed by Albert Fink, partially destroyed during Civil War, from Harper's Weekly, January 4, 1862

The Gustav Pintor
Gustav Pintor

Built in 1953, the Gustav Pintor was one of the first vessels chartered by the newly-formed company in 1957.

Hamburg-American Line Piers in Hoboken, NJ, ca. 1905
Hamburg-American Line Piers in Hoboken, NJ, ca. 1905

For many of HAPAG’s steamship passengers, New York City was just a stop along the way to their final destination.…

Harmonist wagon
Harmonist wagon

James J. Hill (left), 1911
Hill, James J., 1911

Weyerhaeuser’s neighbor on Summit Hill Road in St. Paul was James J. Hill, the director of the Northern Pacific Railroad…

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