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Photo of Car Promoting Moxie in 1920
Margaret Chase Smith pictured with her auto and dog, Minnix, during the 1940 campaign for US House of Representatives.
Senator Smith at age 73 goes for a snowmobile ride at Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, Maine, on December, 26, 1970.
Margaret Chase sits in a car in 1918.
Senator Smith serves as the Grand Marshall for the Memorial Day Parade in Skowhegan, Maine, onMay 29, 1989. Her friend, Georgia McKearly, is the driver.
Attaching wheels to a platform opened up the possibility of locomotion without the use of animals.
Fun Facts:
In the 15th century, Italian Leonardo da Vinci drew prototypes for motorized transportation.
Using steam power, Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot of France created the first self-propelled road vehicle in 1769.
Robert Anderson of Scotland created the first electric carriage between the years of 1832 and 1839.
Carl Benz of Germany worked in 1885 and 1886 to receive the first patent for a vehicle powered by a gasoline engine.
What is your favorite type of vehicle?
Write a brief transportation adventure.
Research when other types of vehicles were invented.
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