国立アメリカ歴史博物館のインスタグラム(amhistorymuseum) - 7月23日 00時02分

Let's go on a weekend adventure! This cute Riker Electric Automobile is from around 1900. It was owned by Herbert and Martha Wadsworth, a wealthy couple who wintered in Washington, D.C. In 1902, they built a Beaux Arts mansion on Washington’s fashionable Dupont Circle. It boasted electricity in every room, dual steam radiator and forced air heat, a refrigerated room cooled with ice, and the most up-to-the-minute form of urban transportation, an electric automobile. ???
Working with their architect, they designed a ground floor tunnel for their electric car. With no tailpipe emissions, the Riker rolled safely and silently through the depths of the mansion, and it carried Mr. and Mrs. Wadsworth through Washington’s winter weather in relative comfort. Their "automobile room," one of the first indoor garages in Washington, was equipped with battery charging equipment and a car wash to keep the Riker ready for use.

Wherever you go this weekend, we hope you get there in style, history fans!
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