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This is a 1904 White Steamer, getting some "fresh"
air before a Sunday drive.
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Cherry Fair in 1911 showing one of the first autos
in Salem.
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Getting
ready for the Salem to Portland relay race in 1917.
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Article
about the first automobile in Salem, 1903
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Traveling
to the coast from Salem in the early 1900's.
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This is the Capital City Laundry’s first "modern"
delivery truck. The year was 1915.
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This is the Salem City Stage in 1920, it’s
about to depart for Stayton and Mill City.
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This
is Court Street as it looked in 1912, with its wide
and level streets.
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Bibliography:
Historic postcard collections "Salem in the
past" by Barrick Funeral Home, 1972
"Horseless Carriages for Salem", Capital
Journal, April 16, 1903.
Owning Agency: Marion County Historical Society
of Salem.
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The Salem band gets a ride in an
early automobile. The year was 1911.
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The
employees of Salem’s Capital City Laundry Co.,
pose for this picture on a warm summer’s day
in 1917
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A
Ford "Bug" driven by two young ladies
from the "roaring" twenties.
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First gas station in Salem in early
1920s at NE corner of 18th Street and State Street.
Owner in front of station is Burton E. Edwards,
grandfather of Burt Edwards who furnished photo.
Location is currently the site of the DeLuxe Ice
Cream Plant since the 1950s
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