Print, Photograph

Photograph

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Lewis County Historical Museum

Photo of Robert Dewey Long, first driver of truck, seated in the first truck purchased by Lewis County in 1914: Copyright: no; Origformat: Print-Photographic
Photo of Robert Dewey Long, first driver of truck, seated in the first truck purchased by Lewis County in 1914

Copyright: no; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photograph

Entry/Object ID

P4136

Description

Photo of Robert Dewey Long, first driver of truck, seated in the first truck purchased by Lewis County in 1914. It is a White Truck with a chain drive, solid tires, right hand drive, 5 yard gravel truck used by the county for road maintenance. The truck came with no cab or windshield , they were added later. The top was made of wood and the windshield made of Isinglass. Isinglass is made from a mixture of the air bladders of Sturgeon and mica formed into a gelatin.

Collection

Robert D. Long

Made/Created

Date made

1914

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Transportation - Trucks, Lewis County Road Maintenance

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 15, 2009

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Long, Robert Dewey

General Notes

Note

Status: Stable

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

April 15, 2009

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

January 29, 2025