Hillsboro's First Auto Express

Title

Hillsboro's First Auto Express

Description

Six people sit in an open, flat-bed wood-paneled truck. The truck has spoke wheels with rubber trim and no cab. One man sits at the steering wheel, while four other adults, three women and one man, who is holding a baby, sit along the sides of the back section. All are facing the camera. The men wear white shirts and dark pants; one wears a bowler, the other a dark hat. One woman wears a hat, all have white shirtwaists, two with dark skirts and one with a white skirt. Their hair is up though not pulled back severely. The street is dirt, and a power pole and two houses are visible behind the vehicle, along with leafy bushes and trees. circa 1905.

Hillsboro's First Automobile Express

Identifier

WCMpic_000047

Subject

Local transit

automobiles

antique and classic trucks

History (General)

Urban Planning & Development

Scientific History

Economic History

Local & State History

Social History

Spatial Coverage

Hillsboro, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1900s

Date

1900/1909

Medium

photographic prints

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum