The Brass Era is an American term for the early period of automotive manufacturing, named for the prominent brass fittings used during this time for such things as lights and radiators. It is generally considered to encompass 1896 through 1915, a time when these vehicles were often referred to as horseless carriages.
Here is a cool photo collection of American people with their cars from the 1900s and early 1910s.
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| A man and five young women in a 1912 Cadillac Model 30 Touring car in Pasadena, CA |
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| Couple in a 1906 Ford, Model N, Roadster |
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| Couple in a 1911 EMF Roadster |
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| Family and a Ford Model T |
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| Family and their 1908 Maxwell-Briscoe Model H in Chicago |
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| Family in a 1903 Cadillac Model A Tonneau |
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| Family in a 1906 Winton Model K in Seattle |
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| Family in a 1910 EMF 30 Touring car |
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| Family in a 1910 Ford Model T Tourabout |
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| Family in a 1910 Mitchell |
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| Family in a 1912 Winton in Plantsville, Connecticut |
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| Family in a 1915 Ford Model T Tourer |
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| First Auto in Crescent City, CA, 1905 |
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| Gentlemen in a 1909 Cadillac Model 30 |
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| Group in 1907 Stevens-Duryea in front of Charles Kirst Hotel, Scranton, PA |
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| Indiana couple in a 1914 Willys Overland |
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| John Albrecht and family in Halladay automobile, August 1910 |
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| Ladies in a circa 1910 Peerless touring car |
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| Man in a 1910 or 1911 Whiting Model A Roadster |
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| Man stands in front of a 1913 Willys-Knight Overland Model 69 in Golden City, Missouri |
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| Motoring near Portland, OR, 1910 |
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| Ohio Couple in 1908 Cadillac Model S |
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| Ohio tourists in a 1909 Oakland in Gettysburg, PA |
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| Old man in his E.M.F. auto which has a 1909 Massachusetts license plate |
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| Possibly a 1911 Ames |
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| Seattle family in a 1912 Speedwell |
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| Man in a 1913 Winton, Seattle |
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| Young man in a 1912 Pierce Arrow Model 36 |