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Testing a Rambler Model B, 1901
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Employees of the Thomas B. Jeffery Co. test drive a Rambler Model B in Kenosha, Wisconsin. With a driver and a passenger occupying its two seats, the automobile tows a wooden wagon carrying three passengers and a load of lumber. Behind them is a billboard with posters for Sub Rosa cigarros and the 1901 Wisconsin State Fair.
1901
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