Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "Electric Cars in America (1891-1922)" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
auto, automobile, cab, car, carriage, electric, vehicle, wagon.
Names of companies and organizations can be used to find articles:
Electric Vehicle Association, Morris and Salom, Anderson Electric Car Company, Detroit Electric.
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.
Be prepared to distinguish articles about electric vehicles from articles about gasoline ones.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"Building an Electric Carriage"
The Weekly Messenger (St. Martinville, LA), October 31, 1891, Page 2, Image 2, col. 4.
"Scraps of Science"
Pittsburg Dispatch (Pittsburgh, PA), December 9, 1891, Page 12, Image 12, col. 1.
"Good Bye, Horses!"
St. Paul Daily Globe (Saint Paul, MN), August 11, 1892, Page 5, Image 5, col. 3.
"The Motocycle Race"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), December 3, 1895, Page 10, Image 10, col. 5.
"The Horseless Carriage"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), February 2, 1896, Page 25, Image 25, col. 3.
"Cheaper than Horses"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), December 5, 1897, Sunday Illustrated Supplement, Page 1, Image 25, col. 1.
"Electric Cabs in New York"
The Abbeville Press and Banner (Abbeville, SC), December 22, 1897, Page 7, Image 7, col. 3.
"The Age of the Automobile"
The Saint Paul Globe (St. Paul, MN), February 5, 1899, Page 18, Image 18, col. 1.
"It Is Paradise,' Cries the Washington Chauffeur"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), February 2, 1902, Magazine Features, Page 2, Image 26, col. 1.
"Big Auto Failure"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), December 11, 1907, Page 9, Image 9, col. 3.
"Motor Car Men Buy Detroit Electrics"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), March 28, 1914, Last and Home Edition, Page 5, Image 5, col. 2.
"Electric Garage a Leader"
Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, NE) , May 31, 1914, Part Two Editorial, Society, Page 5-B, Image 21, col. 1.
"Electrics Improved and Sold Cheaper"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), February 13, 1915, Home Edition, Page 9, Image 9, col. 1.
"The Motor Digest"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), February 4, 1922, Page 6, Image 6, col. 3.

Early Electric Cars in America (1891-1922): Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America