Photograph
Highway Trailer Factory
Original factory of the Highway Trailers Company in Edgerton. Beginning in 1909 the factory was the site of a wagon works, but in 1917 it made a rather typical transition to the automobile industry by shifting to the manufacture of open two-wheel trailers designed especially for hauling animals to market. During the 1920s the company began manufacturing truck-trailers. |
Image ID: | 40824 |
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Creation Date: | after 1917 |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
City: | Edgerton |
County: | Rock |
State: | Wisconsin |
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Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | PH 363 |
Original Dimensions: | 9.7x7.5 inches |
Factories |
Automobile industry and trade |
Trucks |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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