Premier Motor Corporation, Circa 1920

Description: Formed in 1903, the Premier Motor Manufacturing Company was originally owned by George A. Weidely and Harold O. Smith of Indianapolis. The plant was located at Georgia and Shelby Streets. It was purchased by another company in 1915, the same year a fire damaged the plant, and the company was renamed Premier Motor Car Company, then relocated to the T. B. Laycock Company plant. This image shows the plant after it was expanded in 1909 to nearly double the size. This photo has been enhanced.
The original nitrate negative was copied with funds provided by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission in 1990. This digital image was created from that copy. The copy prints and negatives are stored in Microfiche Number order. Interpositives are stored in PAN number order.
Origin: Circa 1920
Publisher: Digital image 2015 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Source: http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc013/id/729
Collection: Panoramic Photograph Images
Copyright: This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for personal use, study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: visualcollections@indianahistory.org.
Geography: Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis
Subjects: Automobile dealers--Indiana--Indianapolis
Automobile industry and trade
Automobiles
Building sites
Business enterprises
Photography, Panoramic

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