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- H.K. Porter Company Catalog, "Porter Steam Locomotives," 1943 - Founded in 1866, the H.K. Porter Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built light industrial locomotives. These smaller engines were used in mines, mills, factories, construction sites, agricultural operations, and other specialized applications. Porter manufactured more than 8,000 steam, gasoline, and diesel-powered locomotives before exiting the business in 1950.
- 1943
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H.K. Porter Company Catalog, "Porter Steam Locomotives," 1943
Founded in 1866, the H.K. Porter Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built light industrial locomotives. These smaller engines were used in mines, mills, factories, construction sites, agricultural operations, and other specialized applications. Porter manufactured more than 8,000 steam, gasoline, and diesel-powered locomotives before exiting the business in 1950.
- Application Letters from Charles Jones for Work as Steward or Porter on the Fair Lane, Henry Ford's Private Rail Car, 1922-1923 - Henry and Clara Ford purchased <em>Fair Lane</em>, their private railroad passenger car, in 1921. When stories about the railcar appeared in newspapers, experienced railroad porters, stewards and cooks sent letters of interest about working for the Fords. Generally, <em>Fair Lane</em> was staffed by a porter to attend to passengers' needs, and a cook to prepare meals.
- January 1922-June 1923
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Application Letters from Charles Jones for Work as Steward or Porter on the Fair Lane, Henry Ford's Private Rail Car, 1922-1923
Henry and Clara Ford purchased Fair Lane, their private railroad passenger car, in 1921. When stories about the railcar appeared in newspapers, experienced railroad porters, stewards and cooks sent letters of interest about working for the Fords. Generally, Fair Lane was staffed by a porter to attend to passengers' needs, and a cook to prepare meals.
- Advertising Leaflet for the Blanchard Butter Worker, 1880 -
- 1880
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Advertising Leaflet for the Blanchard Butter Worker, 1880
- Finley R. Porter and Ralph Stein in 1911 Mercer Raceabout at Long Island Automotive Museum, Southampton, New York, July 1952 - Finley R. Porter and Ralph Stein visited the Long Island Automotive Museum in July 1952. They posed for a photo in the 1911 Mercer Raceabout owned by museum founder Henry Austin Clark, Jr. Porter, former Mercer chief engineer, designed the Raceabout. Stein helped draw and write the <em>Popeye</em> comic strip, and he authored several books about cars.
- July 25, 1952
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Finley R. Porter and Ralph Stein in 1911 Mercer Raceabout at Long Island Automotive Museum, Southampton, New York, July 1952
Finley R. Porter and Ralph Stein visited the Long Island Automotive Museum in July 1952. They posed for a photo in the 1911 Mercer Raceabout owned by museum founder Henry Austin Clark, Jr. Porter, former Mercer chief engineer, designed the Raceabout. Stein helped draw and write the Popeye comic strip, and he authored several books about cars.
- Porter Bottle, 1850-1865 -
- 1850-1865
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Porter Bottle, 1850-1865
- Porter Steam Locomotives Light and Heavy, circa 1918 - Founded in 1866, the H.K. Porter Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built light industrial locomotives. These smaller engines were used in mines, mills, factories, construction sites, agricultural operations, and other specialized applications. Porter manufactured more than 8,000 steam, gasoline, and diesel-powered locomotives before exiting the business in 1950.
- circa 1918
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Porter Steam Locomotives Light and Heavy, circa 1918
Founded in 1866, the H.K. Porter Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built light industrial locomotives. These smaller engines were used in mines, mills, factories, construction sites, agricultural operations, and other specialized applications. Porter manufactured more than 8,000 steam, gasoline, and diesel-powered locomotives before exiting the business in 1950.
- H.K. Porter Company Catalog, "Light Locomotives," circa 1900 - Founded in 1866, the H.K. Porter Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built light industrial locomotives. These smaller engines were used in mines, mills, factories, construction sites, agricultural operations, and other specialized applications. Porter manufactured more than 8,000 steam, gasoline, and diesel-powered locomotives before exiting the business in 1950.
- circa 1900
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H.K. Porter Company Catalog, "Light Locomotives," circa 1900
Founded in 1866, the H.K. Porter Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built light industrial locomotives. These smaller engines were used in mines, mills, factories, construction sites, agricultural operations, and other specialized applications. Porter manufactured more than 8,000 steam, gasoline, and diesel-powered locomotives before exiting the business in 1950.
- Three Mercer Race Cars and Designer Finley Robertson Porter at Racing Quarters, circa 1910 - Founded in 1909, the Mercer Automobile Company of Trenton, New Jersey, quickly made its reputation with performance cars. Its Type 35 Raceabout, designed by chief engineer Finley R. Porter, boasted a top speed over 70 miles per hour. Mercer Raceabouts were popular on the road and on the track. Management problems and money troubles closed Mercer in 1925.
- circa 1910
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Three Mercer Race Cars and Designer Finley Robertson Porter at Racing Quarters, circa 1910
Founded in 1909, the Mercer Automobile Company of Trenton, New Jersey, quickly made its reputation with performance cars. Its Type 35 Raceabout, designed by chief engineer Finley R. Porter, boasted a top speed over 70 miles per hour. Mercer Raceabouts were popular on the road and on the track. Management problems and money troubles closed Mercer in 1925.
- Application Letter from Vern Burnett for Employment on the Fair Lane, Henry Ford's Private Rail Car, March 1923 - Henry and Clara Ford purchased <em>Fair Lane</em>, their private railroad passenger car, in 1921. When stories about the railcar appeared in newspapers, experienced railroad porters, stewards and cooks sent letters of interest about working for the Fords. Generally, <em>Fair Lane</em> was staffed by a porter to attend to passengers' needs, and a cook to prepare meals.
- March 01, 1923
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Application Letter from Vern Burnett for Employment on the Fair Lane, Henry Ford's Private Rail Car, March 1923
Henry and Clara Ford purchased Fair Lane, their private railroad passenger car, in 1921. When stories about the railcar appeared in newspapers, experienced railroad porters, stewards and cooks sent letters of interest about working for the Fords. Generally, Fair Lane was staffed by a porter to attend to passengers' needs, and a cook to prepare meals.
- Amelia Earhart with Porter Adams during Her Visit to President Coolidge, November 1928 - After her June 1928 transatlantic flight with Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon, in which she became the first woman to fly the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart was given a hero's welcome wherever she went. Receptions in Southampton and London, England, were followed by a ticker-tape parade through New York City and a visit with President Calvin Coolidge at the White House.
- November 02, 1928
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Amelia Earhart with Porter Adams during Her Visit to President Coolidge, November 1928
After her June 1928 transatlantic flight with Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon, in which she became the first woman to fly the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart was given a hero's welcome wherever she went. Receptions in Southampton and London, England, were followed by a ticker-tape parade through New York City and a visit with President Calvin Coolidge at the White House.