The Automobile Comes to Rhode Island: A History of Car Manufacturing in the Ocean State
A seminar with J. Stanley Lemons
Did you know Rhode Island was an early hub of Automobile Manufacturing?
Rhode Island was the home of several inventors and mechanics working to create practical motor vehicles at the turn of the century. Alongside small craftsmen building and repairing small engines who embarked on the building of early automobiles, some large manufacturers also joined in.
With its well-developed and sophisticated machine shops, foundries, rubber, glass and leather goods factories- all that was needed to fabricate any part of an automobile, it’s no mystery why Rhode Island-especially the Providence-Pawtucket area-produced several automobile manufacturers in the period from 1896 to World War I.
Come join us at the Audrain Museum on March 10th at 6pm for a fascinating and revealing talk about early Rhode Island automotive history by J. Stanley Lemons.
6PM - 8PM | Audrain Automobile Museum
*Doors open at 5:30PM*
J. Stanley Lemons, Professor Emeritus of History at Rhode Island College, specializes in the history of American culture. His scholarly interests and publications have ranged over the topics of women’s history, African-American history, popular culture, American religion, social reform, and Rhode Island history. After receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri in 1967, Dr. Lemons came to Rhode Island College where he taught until he retired in 2006. The author of many books and scholarly articles, the American Association of State and Local History twice (1981, 2003) recognized him with their Award of Merit (their highest award) for his contributions to Rhode Island History.