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Ralph in the Automobile He and His Cousin Dan Built
Title
Ralph
in the
Automobile
He and His
Cousin
Dan
Built
Owning Institution
Marjorie Teetor Meyer
Item ID
MEYER_004
Description
At
age
12
Ralph
and his
cousin
Dan
built
a
car
with a
one
cycle
motor
his
uncles
had
rejected
in their
shop.
He
went
on to
high
school
determined
to
learn
about
mechanics
and by the
time
he
graduated
, he had
wired
his
workshop
and
home
for
electric
lights
from a
generator
he had
built.
In
spite
of
initial
doubts
of the
faculty
,
Ralph
graduated
near
the
top
of his
class
from the
University
of
Pennsylvania
with a
Bachelor
of
Science
degree
in
Mechanical
Engineering
in
1912.
Subject
Ralph Teetor, 1890-1982
Automobiles
Transportation
Men's clothing
Blind
Date
1902
Time Period
1900s (1900-1910)
Digital Collection Name
Assorted
Images
from
IHS
Collections
Digital Collection Number
V0002
Format of Original
Print
Digital Format
JP2000
Resolution
600 ppi
Notes
Use
of this
image
is
restrictred
to
projects
related
to
Destination
Indiana.
IHS
may
not
reproduce.
Destination IN Journey
Destination
Indiana
Ralph
Teetor
,
Automotive
Pioneer
Copyright Notice
Digital Image © 2010 Marjorie Teetor Meyer. All Rights Reserved.
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