Advertising--Pictorial works; Carriage industry--Maryland--Baltimore; Carriage industry--Employees; Carriages and carts; Signs and signboards;
Photograph taken probably before 1900 of the Carl Spoerer carriage, wagon and truck works located at numbers 400-402 South Fremont Avenue in southwest Baltimore City (SW Balto). Carl Spoerer ran a carriage-making business from 1890 to 1899, when he...
Advertising--Pictorial works; Automobile industry and trade--Maryland; Automobile industry workers--United States; Automobiles--Maryland; Automobiles--Tires; Carriage industry--Employees; Carriage industry--Maryland--Baltimore; Carriages and carts;...
Photograph taken December 30, 1913 of Carl Spoerer's Sons Company located at numbers 901-909 South Carey Street. Built in 1907, this structure contained the motor vehicle factory where the workers shown in this picture built Spoerer automobiles,...
Automobile industry and trade--Maryland; Automobile industry workers--United States; Automobiles--Maryland; Machine-tools;
Photograph taken about 1908 of the machine shop in the Carl Spoerer's Sons motor vehicle factory located at numbers 901-909 South Carey Street. Standing at various machines are workers operating tools such as lathes, grinders, and drills used in...
Advertising--Pictorial works; Automobile industry and trade--Maryland; Automobile industry workers--United States; Automobiles--Maryland; Automobiles--Tires; Automobiles--Tires--Marketing; Signs and signboards;
Photograph taken about 1910 of Jacob (left) and Charles (right) Spoerer, owners of Carl Spoerer's Sons Company, standing at the counter in the tire department of their motor vehicle factory located at numbers 901-909 South Carey Street. In 1907...
Advertising--Pictorial works; Automobile industry and trade--Maryland; Automobile industry workers--United States; Automobiles--Maryland; Automobiles--Tires; Automobiles--Tires--Marketing; Letterheads--Pictorial works; Stationery--Pictorial works;
Document showing letterhead of Carl Spoerer's Sons Company located at numbers 901-909 South Carey Street after 1918. Along with automobile production the company sold tires and was a distributor of the Samson cord tire.
Automobile industry and trade--Maryland; Automobiles--Equipment and supplies; Automobiles--Maryland; Automobiles--Parts; Letterheads--Pictorial works; Stationery--Pictorial works;
Document showing an unsigned order for a 4-cylinder, 5-passenger Spoerer commercial vehicle. Typed on Carl Spoerer's Sons Co. stationery and dated July 27th, 1908, this unsigned order gives the description of and the parts to be used in this...
Automobile industry and trade--Maryland; Automobile industry workers--United States; Automobiles--Maryland; Carriage industry--Employees; Carriage industry--Maryland--Baltimore; Carriages and carts; Woodworking machinery;
Photograph taken about 1908 of the woodworking shop in the Carl Spoerer's Sons motor vehicle factory located at numbers 901-909 South Carey Street. Five workers are operating saws, planes, and other equipment used in woodworking. On the floor are...
Automobile industry and trade--Maryland; Automobile industry workers--United States; Automobiles--Maryland;
Photograph taken about 1908 of the final assembly room in the Carl Spoerer's Sons motor vehicle factory located at numbers 901-909 South Carey Street. In the room are several workers including Charles Spoerer (left center with mustache), with one...
Mechanical drawing done by WDT (William D. Tipton) and dated December 4, 1915 of a 1916 Stutz bulldog special coupe to be built by Carl Spoerer's Sons Company for George Gunther. Scale: 0' - 3" -- 1' - 0".
Automobiles--Drawings; Automotive drafting; Mechanical drawing; Packard automobile; Packard Motor Car Company; Perine, Washington, 1870-1944;
Mechanical drawing done by WDT (William D. Tipton) and dated December 11, 1915 of a 1916 Packard model 6-48 limousine to be built by Carl Spoerer's Sons Company for Mr. Wash. Perrine (sic) (i.e., Washington Perine). This plan calls for the 1916...
Blacksmithing--Equipment and supplies; Carriage industry--Employees; Carriage industry--Maryland--Baltimore; Carriages and carts; Electric drills; Grinding machines; Wheels; Wheelwrights;
Photograph taken about 1908 of the wheelwright shop in the Carl Spoerer's Sons factory located at numbers 901-909 South Carey Street. Standing around the shop are several workers including one (the wheelwright[?]) holding a wheel on a anvil. On the...
Automobile industry and trade--Maryland; Automobile industry workers--United States; Automobiles--Maryland;
Photograph taken about 1908 of the chassis line in the Carl Spoerer's Sons factory located at numbers 901-909 South Carey Street. Visible are several workers including Charles Spoerer (far right) and the chassis of various vehicles being assembled.
Automobile industry and trade--Maryland; Automobile industry workers--United States; Automobiles--Maryland; Automobiles--Tires; Carriage industry--Employees; Carriage industry--Maryland--Baltimore; Carriages and carts;
Photograph taken about 1908 of the tire shop in the Carl Spoerer's Sons motor vehicle factory located at numbers 901-909 South Carey Street. This shop appears once to have been the wheelwright shop (see mdsc066) as Spoerer transitioned from...
Advertising--Pictorial works; Automobile industry and trade--Maryland; Automobile industry workers--United States; Automobiles--Maryland; Automobiles--Tires; Carriage industry--Maryland--Baltimore; Carriage industry--Employees; Carriages and carts;...
Photograph taken between 1904 and 1907 of the building housing Carl Spoerer's Sons Company located at numbers 400-404 South Fremont Avenue. After their father's death in 1899, sons Charles and Jacob Spoerer took over and ran the company, gradually...
Advertising--Pictorial works; Automobile industry and trade--Maryland; Automobiles--Drawings; Automobiles--Parts; Automotive drafting; Letterheads--Pictorial works; Mechanical drawing; Stationery--Pictorial works;
Mechanical drawing of an unidentified Spoerer motor vehicle part shown on Carl Spoerer's Sons Company stationery. By 1910, the company considered itself "manufacturers of the 'Spoerer', a car for reliability, endurance and economy". As indicated on...
Mechanical drawing done by O. R. B. (Otto R. Bieler) and dated February 4, 1910 of a clutch spring adjustable screw for an unidentified 1910 Spoerer motor vehicle.
Mechanical drawing of a gear shift sleeve and emergency brake shaft for an unidentified Spoerer motor vehicle on sheet number 15 dated June 15, 1909. Scale: as per dimensions. C. S. S. Co. stands for Carl Spoerer's Sons Company.
Mechanical drawing of an unidentified Spoerer motor vehicle part on sheet number 21 dated July 3, 1909. Scale: full size. C. S. S. Co. stands for Carl Spoerer's Sons Company.
