Pic-A-Day (737) Albert Mach Fine Art

1907 Ford Model N

In 1907 the first automobile, a Ford, came to Grant County.

Shown here is reportedly that first automobile in Petersburg owned and operated by R. W. Baker.

The passenger in the car is Sanford Bumphrey, a blind piano tuner.

The auto is gliding across the old Pond Bridge and to the left can be seen a horse tied to the hitching post beside the old Grant County Bank which was located where Denault's Jewelry was at the corner of Water Street and Main Street in Petersburg.

The building above was the residence of the late Mrs. Ellen Thalaker, where the present old Grant County Bank is located.

The picture was taken in about 1910 courtesy of K. R. Shobe and Ed VanMeter.

I also have the specifications and an advertisement from 1907 for these autos.

MY 2017 Displays will be "Our Local Heritage" featuring historical scenes of Grant & Hardy Counties WV.

If you have any interesting image to share let me know right away!

Here is a link to my web site describing the 2017 displays. Much more will be added as time goes on. This is one of the pages, click on the triangles to the left for more pages!

https://sites.google.com/site/escapetothemountains2017/home/grant-c...