[78-L] Seeking Caruso in car photo

[Kristjan Saag]

 From
http://www.ideasinactiontv.com/tcs_daily/2005/05/the-most-important-fifth-wheel.html
"Incidentally, most American cars, like the European ones, had 
right-hand drive until the end of the first decade of the 20^th century. 
Then it apparently began to dawn on everyone that the driver no longer 
had to lean out the right side of the vehicle with his whip hand. The 
only "horses" were those under the hood, and since the left side gave 
better visibility on American roads... hey, why not?
A few manufacturers began moving the steering wheel to the left side, 
but it was Henry Ford who sealed the thing in 1908, putting left-hand 
drive on his Model T, the car that would literally change the world and 
be the runaway best-seller for many decades".

The car on the 1908 Caruso pic is a Rambler.
Kristjan

simmonssomer wrote: 2011-01-01 17:25:
> Great pic. I notice that the steering wheel is on the right. I wonder who or
> what caused us to  permanently
> swing it over to the left.
> Maybe the same guy who decided that  turntables turn clockwise.
>
> Al S.
>
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>> You don't mean this one, do you?
>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Enrico_Caruso_seated_in_automobile_with_4_other_men.png
>> Doesn't look like the Victor building, though.
>> Kristjan
>>
>>
>>
>> Philip Carli wrote 2010-12-31 18:03:
>>> Thanks -- I'll recheck it when Eastman reopens Mon; but I don't think
>>> it's in there as I looked through the Robinson within the last year and
>>> didn't find it.  There's another car pic of Caruso arriving at Camden in
>>> it, as I recall, but not that one.  (I do remember a pic in that book of
>>> him standing proudly next to his white Hardman, Peck upright piano with a
>>> Duo-Art reproducing mechanism in it!  Wonder whatever happened to that
>>> piano...another "thing" of of mine...) The one I remember has Caruso in
>>> the front seat next to the chauffeur and Child and Rogers in the rear.
>>> (Of course the pic may be there and escaped my easily distracted
>>> notice!!) PC
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>>> On 12/31/2010 1:29 AM, Philip Carli wrote:
>>>> Hello all -- all the recent phono artist photos on this list reminded me
>>>> that I've been trying for ages to track down a photo _I have definitely
>>>> seen somewhere_ of Caruso in an open touring car in front of the Victor
>>>> buildings at Camden in the company of Calvin Child and conductor Walter
>>>> Rogers.  I'm most interested because of Rogers being there (it's my
>>>> thing).  Has anyone else seen this who could direct me to where it might
>>>> be?  It's been nagging at me on and off for years.  Many thanks for any
>>>> help-- Philip Carli
>>> I think it is in Francis Robinson's "Caruso: His Life In Pictures" which
>>> I can't reach right now.  It's a good book to have -- it has never been
>>> surpassed in the 50+ years since it was published -- and it is fairly
>>> inexpensive.
>>>
>>> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
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