Wallace T. Wilcox and George E. Barlett with 1904 Franklin automobile
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View of Wallace T. Wilcox and George E. Barlett posing with 1904 Franklin automobile. Handwritten on front: "Franklin, 1904." Label on back: "From United States Advertising Corporation, Toledo, Ohio. For immediate release. When Wallace T. Wilcox celebrated his 25th anniversary as a Franklin dealer at Providence, R.I. this week, he got out his 1904 air-cooled Franklin car and made it 'do its stuff' -- and it did. This picture shows Mr. Wilcox in the car with George E. Bartlett, factory representative doing the honors with the crank. Eleven officials from the Franklin factory at Syracuse, including H.H. Franklin, president, attended a luncheon given in honor of Mr. Wilcox." Handwritten on back: "Franklin, 1904."