State Historical Society of Iowa

Automobiles Parked on a Street in Des Moines, Iowa, 1913

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Four “Model T” roadsters and one Peerless Truck parked on a Des Moines street.  Electrical poles and brick buildings are also visible.
Courtesy of the State Historical Society of Iowa, 1913

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Service vehicles (four Model T roadsters and one Peerless truck) of the Des Moines Gas Company are parked on the street near the Thresher Company. At that time, gas powered many streetlights, businesses lights and home lights. The population of Des Moines in 1910 was 86,368, and the population in 2010 was 203,433.

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