Des Moines Automobile Co. Advertisement
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Advertisement for Des Moines Automobile Co. including an image of an open-topped vehicle. Original text: Mutual Phone 1214. Des Moines Automobile Co. (Incorporated) 409-411 West Ninth Street. Manufacturers of "The Des Moines" High Grade Gasoline Vehicles. Simple Strong Speedy. Motorette: $650. Imperial: $850. Stanhope: $1,000. Tonneau $1,600. Automobile Repairing a Specialty. Officers and Directors: W.F. Pillsbury, President. Bertha Carey, Vice-President. C.J. Kephart, Secretary. J.E. Paul, Treasurer. C.B. Paul, M.D. W.E. Davy.
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Automobile Industry in Des Moines
From the late nineteenth century through the 1930s Iowa had a thriving automotive industry, and automobiles were designed and manufactured in its capital city by several companies. From early electric carriages to gasoline-powered luxury cars, Des…