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| Title | Carrie Rodgers standing near electric car, 1918 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1918 |
| Caption | Quieter and easier to drive than gas powered vehicles, electric cars became popular from the mid-19th to the early 20th century. Several developments led to the decline in popularity of the electric car: as roads improved in the 1920s, people preferred vehicles capable of longer trips; the invention of the electric starter in 1912 eliminated the difficult hand-crank starter; gasoline prices dropped, and mass production made internal combustion vehicles more economical.
Carrie Rodgers was the wife of David Rodgers, a master shipfitter who managed the Skinner & Eddy Corp. shipyard in Seattle from around 1916 until 1919. The car was apparently a gift from Lee Skinner, probably the wife of David Skinner, co-founder of Skinner & Eddy. The monogram "CR" is visible on the car door. |
| Notes | Writing on verso: 1918, electric car, presented Mrs. Rodgers, Mrs. Lee Skinner of Skinner [illeg—Shipyard?] Building
Writing on photo: Cress-Cale Photo Co., Crary Bldg, Seattle |
| Subjects | Electric automobiles—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Personal Names | Rodgers, Carrie, d. 1947 |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 2009.56.6 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Collection on David Rodgers, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Collection on David Rodgers |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 7.5 x 9.5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS2. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 18789 |
