Kawartha Lakes Public Library Digital Archive

Locomobile 1909

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

Photograph of Dr. George Wesley Hall with his wife and son in their 1909 Locomobile. No identification was provided for fourth person. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of her presentation on her family.

Notes

With his mechanical interests, Dr. George Wesley Hall was interested in the automobile.

More pictures and information regarding Dr. George Wesley Hall’s interest in automobiles can be found in other vehicle photos.

The Locomobile was described as the 'Mona Lisa' of American historical automobiles. It had a reputation as one of the finest, most carefully built cars ever produced in the US. It was also expensive. A 1908 Locomobile cost $4500.

“When our automobile met horse drawn vehicles it was not unusual for my dad to stop, get out and lead the startled horses by.“ George C.R. Hall's words.

Date of Publication

1909

Subject(s)

Family
Vehicles
Hall, George Wesley Dr.
Little Britain--Ontario
Hall, George C.R. Dr.

Personal Name(s)

Hall, George Wesley Dr. ; Hall (nee: Davidson), Mary Jane ; Hall, George C. R. Dr.

Geographic Coverage

Little Britain

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 44.28342 Longitude: -78.86628

Donor

Marylou Hall

Creative Commons licence

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Copyright Statement

Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.

Recommended Citation

APA
Locomobile 1909 [Photograph]. (1909). Kawartha Lakes: Kawartha Lakes Public Library. Vita Collections. Available from https://data.vitatoolkit.ca/Vita402/update1b.asp?id=3224126&number=

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