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Copy of 1898 photograph of John Leck standing next to his homemade horseless carriage in Calif

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Title: Copy of 1898 photograph of John Leck standing next to his homemade horseless carriage in Calif
Date Created and/or Issued: March 2, 1919
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4511
Description: First newspaper article mentioning John Leck's horseless carriage published on September 23, 1898. This photograph was published on March 2, 1919. Part of 1919 newspaper article attached to negative it states "Probably Californ..[text cut off] Oldest. This home-made contraption used to scare people to death in S.. [text cut off] was built by a man named John Leck, who still lives in Sa..[text cut off] at the scandalous speed of five miles an hour.
Probably California's Oldest Automobile
Type: Image
Format: b&w glass negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b3691_G225
ark:/21198/zz0002ndpt
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Lifestyle
Automobiles--Design and construction
Automobiles--California--1900-1910
People
Machinists--California, Southern
Motor vehicles--California--Santa Ana
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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