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![[Charging the battery of a Detroit electric automobile]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTkvMDEvMDEvY2hhcmdpbmctdGhlLWJhdHRlcnktb2YtYS1kZXRyb2l0LWVsZWN0cmljLWF1dG9tb2JpbGUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/251/jpg "[Charging the battery of a Detroit electric automobile]")
![[Automobile batteries on conveyor]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjQvMDEvMDEvYXV0b21vYmlsZS1iYXR0ZXJpZXMtb24tY29udmV5b3ItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Automobile batteries on conveyor]")
![[Electric auto at re-charging station]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTkvMDEvMDEvZWxlY3RyaWMtYXV0by1hdC1yZS1jaGFyZ2luZy1zdGF0aW9uLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Electric auto at re-charging station]")
![[The Detroit Electric going from Seattle to Mt. Rainier]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTkvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWRldHJvaXQtZWxlY3RyaWMtZ29pbmctZnJvbS1zZWF0dGxlLXRvLW10LXJhaW5pZXItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[The Detroit Electric going from Seattle to Mt. Rainier]")
![Early automobiles - [Washington Battery Co.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1iYXR0ZXJ5LWNvLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "Early automobiles - [Washington Battery Co.]")
![[North from the battery, West Point]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvbm9ydGgtZnJvbS10aGUtYmF0dGVyeS13ZXN0LXBvaW50LTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "[North from the battery, West Point]")
![[Str. Tashmoo, Detroit, Mich.] - Public domain image of steamship](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvc3RyLXRhc2htb28tZGV0cm9pdC1taWNoLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Str. Tashmoo, Detroit, Mich.] - Public domain image of steamship")
