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 "Horseless Carriages and Ford’s Model T" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
automobile, Ford Model T, horseless carriage, horseless vehicle, motor trucks, motocycle.
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"One Ride in a Horseless Carriage"
San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), May 31, 1896, Page 27, Image 27, col. 1.
"The Motocycle To-Day"
The Sun (New York, NY), October 11, 1896, Page 3, Image 3, col. 3.
"Thousands Witnessed the Start"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), July 14, 1899, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"The Advent of the Automobile"
Virginian-pilot (Norfolk, VA), July 23, 1899, Page 9, Image 9, col. 3.
"It Is a Paradise, Cries the Washington Chauffeur"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), February 2, 1902, Magazine Features, Page 2, Image 26, col. 1.
"Motoring to Matrimony"
The Saint Paul Globe (Saint Paul, MN), February 14, 1904, Page 4, Image 4, col. 1.
"Motor Motions"
Goodwin's Weekly: A Thinking Paper for Thinking People (Salt Lake City, UT), January 9, 1909, Page 13, Image 11, col. 1.
"Ford Still Leads Race"
The Yakima Herald (North Yakima, WA), June 23, 1909, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
"Ford Car Crosses Tape to Cheers of Crowds"
Daily Arizona Silver Belt (Globe City, AZ), June 24, 1909, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
"For Hundreds of Years Has It Been Tried"
Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), September 12, 1909, Page 1, Image 33, col. 7.
"Standard Parts for Ford Cars"
San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), June 19, 1910, Page 57, Image 57, col. 2.
"A Packard in Big Cottonwood Canyon"
Goodwin's Weekly: A Thinking Paper for Thinking People (Salt Lake City, UT), July 1, 1911, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Automobiles on Farms Promise to Soon Make Horses and Mules Useless Expenses"
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX), March 30, 1912, Week-End Edition, Page 6, Image 6, col. 4.
"The Motor Horse"
The Day Book (Chicago, IL), October 1, 1912, Page 28, Image 28, col. 1.
"Story About Henry Ford, A New Kind of Millionaire"
The Tacoma Times (Tacoma, WA), January 10, 1914, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Justice, Not Charity"
The Daily Missourian (Columbia, MO), November 7, 1916, Page 2, Image 2, col. 2.
"Automobile is Now Necessary"
The Beaver Herald (Beaver, OK), July 24, 1919, Page 7, Image 7, col. 1.
"99,967 Ford Cars"
Graham Guardian (Safford, AZ) , December 3, 1920, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.

Horseless Carriages and Ford’s Model T: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America