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1918? Mystery Car


E_Johnson

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A friend of mine is trying identify the car from a film of notable Minnesotan Michael Dowling (1866 - 1921) that supposedly was first shown in 1918 at a meeting of the American Medical Association. Despite losing both legs, his left arm and right fingers due to frostbite in 1880 at age 14, Dowling was an accomplished man and early advocate for the handicapped and went from being a school principal, bank president and mayor of Olivia, Minnesota to speaker of the Minnesota House, and a national Republican leader and organizer of the Philippines' educational system. The film appears to have been shot in New York (including interior and exterior shots of Penn Station) and shows him doing everyday tasks such as writing correspondence, lighting a cigar, putting on his coat, driving a car, carrying luggage, etc.

I realize that this is a shot in the dark as the frames are from a low resolution digital copy of the original 35 mm film. However, there is a clear shot of the dashboard in the film which is probably the best identifier for this typical late teens touring. Refer to the fifth photo below.

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