Harrison Searles Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 GREETING ALL I’M DOING RESEARCH ON MY GRANDFATHER, HERBERT N SEARLES AKA H N SEARLES. IN 1898 HE WENT TO WORK FOR STANLEY STEAMERS, IN 1899 HE OPEN LOCOMOIBLE LONDON OFFICE, 1903 HE WORK FOR AMERICAN LAFRANCE AS A STEAM ENGINEER, WORKING ON TYPE 1, 1904 WHITE STEAM CARS, 1907 MANAGE AND DROVE WHITES FOR PRES. TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND TAFT. 1909 DROVE A WHITE IN THE GLIDDEN TOUR WITH WALTER WHITE. AFTER THAT WENT WORK FOR GILFORD TRUCK LIMA OHIO. LOOK FOR ARTICLE, PHOTOS, ANYTHING RELEVANT. THANK YOU HARRISON SEARLES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksparks Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 from Detroit Public lib...View of White Steamer car #14, entrant White Co., driver J.N. Searles, next to starter's cannon, surrounded by a crowd of men, at start of Glidden Tour, Detroit, Michigan, July 12, 1909. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alsfarms Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Hello Harrison, You are on a very interesting and important search for you! I wish you well. Would you look through the rest of the Locomobile chat forums below and post your search in the "Locomobile Steam Gathering place"? I think you may strike a good note with some of the steam Locomobile guys and they may be some help to you. Best of luck.... Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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