"Our Motor Massacre"

"Our Motor Massacre"

"Our Motor Massacre"

Cars

Automobiles--United States

A newspaper article published by The Central Florida Press on June 20, 1930. This article states that automobile accidents in 1929 resulted in 31,000 deaths and one million injuries. At the time that the article was written, steam-powered cars and wagons dominated the road. Such vehicles would reach its peak in development in the early 1930s, with the advent of lightweight boilers and efficient engine designs. During World War I, internal combustion engines allowing automobiles easier to operate and more reliable. The high-speed diesel engine was developed in 1930, resulting in the decline of wagons in favor of automobiles.

Original newspaper article: "Our Motor Massacre." The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 2: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.

ca. 1930-06-20

1930-06-20

1930-06-20

Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: "Our Motor Massacre." The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 2.

"The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1. No. 9, June 20, 1930." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5674.

Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.

General Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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Originally published by The Central Florida Press.

Copyright to this resource is held by The Central Florida Press and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Cepero, Laura

Corbett, David. A History of Cars. Milwaukee, WI: Gareth Stevens Pub, 2006.

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