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A photograph showing the Smith automobile factory, Topeka, Kansas. Since automobiles were a relatively new invention, car parts were not widely available. For this reason, Smith automobiles had to make all the parts for their cars on site. Smith was one of four Kansas companies building cars during this time period.
Date: Between 1902 and 1911
Item Number: 216988
Call Number: FK2.S5 T.3 MA.Smi *12
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 216988
Built Environment - Function - Industry/Processing/Extraction - Manufacturing Facility
Business and Industry - Automotive - Production - Smith
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Transportation - Automobiles - Production - Smith
Type of Material - Photographs
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