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| Advertisement | Detroit Electric Automobiles (1913) |
| Company/Advertising Agency | Anderson Electric Car Company |
| Publication Source | Western woman's outlook, Vol.6 (12), June 5, 1913, p. 1 |
| Publisher | Western Woman's Outlook Company |
| Publisher Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Publication Date | June 1913
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| Advertisement Text | Society's town car...New Detroit Electric Clear Vision Brougham. Cleanliness. Aristrocratic appearance. Suitable for all occasions - formal or informal. Limousine advantages without expense of a chauffeur...Electrically started. Electrically lighted. Electrically controlled...The public is just awakening to the fact that the electric is destined to be the popular automobile of the future...Broadway Automobile Company. |
| 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
Social conditions and politics |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Electric automobiles; Automobile dealerships--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Geographic Coverage | United States
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| Digital Collection | Early Advertising |
| Digital ID Number | ADV0100 |
| 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 |
