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| Advertisement | Detroit Electric Automobiles (1913) |
| Brand Name/Product | Detroit Electric |
| Company/Advertising Agency | Anderson Electric Car Company |
| Publication Source | Western woman's outlook, Vol.5 (8), February 6, 1913, p. 1 |
| Publisher | Western Woman's Outlook Company |
| Publisher Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Publication Date | 1913
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| Advertisement Text | Why not buy a Detroit Electric? For all occasions - business or formal - in all kinds of weather, the Detroit Electric Clear Vision Brougham will meet all your requirements economically with every luxury of the most expensive limousine, minus the necessity and inconvenience of a chauffeur. In fact, every member of the family can drive the Detroit Electric...Broadway Automobile Co. |
| Contextual Notes | Previously a carriage and buggy company, the Anderson Electric Car Company began producing electric automobiles in 1907. Sales remained steady due to high gasoline prices during World War I, but improved internal combustion engine automobiles eventually forced the company out of business by 1939.
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| Category | Automobiles, carriages and wagons
Transportation and communication
Women's issues |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Electric automobiles; Automobile dealerships--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Women in advertising |
| Geographic Coverage | United States
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| Digital Collection | Early Advertising |
| Digital ID Number | ADV0099 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Pacific Northwest Collection. HQ1101 .W48 |
| Object Type | Advertisement |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from text at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2008 |
