Hal Wells was the driver of the Spaulding racer, a lightweight two-passenger wooden body on a stock chasis, during the October 1913 River to River Road race. Photo shows Wells driving on 4th Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa during the race in which a world's…
Socializing in and around the Oskaloosa town square was a very familiar sight in the early 1900's. What is fascinating about this photograph is not the two women mingling, but rather the display of various modes of transportation in it. On the left…
Pictured here is the southside of the Oskaloosa town square as it appeared around 1900. The southside of the square is bordered by 1st Avenue East, which runs perpendicular with South Market Street. As Oskaloosa entered the 20th Century, its roads…
1911. The Spaulding 30 was the first model number of the Spaulding automobiles. It was also called generically Model C, and more specifically Model CP (with the planetary transmission) or Model CS (with the sliding gear or selective transmission).…
1912. The pictured car is a Spaulding 40, or Model E. It cost $1,650 for this version, the first to have four doors. This model was also available in two doored versions for $1,600 with body styles in touring, roadster, or pony tonneau. This car held…
August 1913 - Winter 1913. San Diego businessmen chose Spaulding for their vehicle for a cross-country trip, aiming to map out a route to be used for travelers to the Panama-California Exposition held in 1915. In addition, they planned to film the…
