Caption: F.O. Stanley (1849--1940) and his wife, Flora Stanley (1847--1939), driving a Stanley Steamer to the top of Mount Washington (1,917 m) in New Hampshire, the highest mountain in the Northeastern United States. They made the first ascent by car.
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The ascent
took more than two
hours and was notable as being the first time
a car had climbed the 7.6 miles (12.2 km)
long Mount Washington Carriage Road;
the descent was accomplished by putting the
engine in
low gear and
braking extensively.
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---Quotation
from
Wikipedia: Stanley Motor
Carriage Company: Early History.
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