The Davidson Auto Battery armored car was a further development of the
Davidson-Duryea gun carriage
The Davidson-Duryea gun carriage was a 3- and 4-wheeled armed armored vehicle manufactured in 1898 and 1899 for military use.
Development history
Royal Page Davidson of the Northwestern Military Academy in Highland Park, Illinois, was do ...
but with steam power. It was built by
Royal Page Davidson
Royal Page Davidson (October 9, 1870January 16, 1943) was an American scholar, educator, professor, and inventor. He is associated with helping to organize Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in Highland Park, Illinois. He reestablished it ...
and the cadets of the
Northwestern Military and Naval Academy
Northwestern Military Academy (founded 1888) was a high school in Linn, Wisconsin which was founded by Harlan Page Davidson. Originally located in Highland Park, Illinois, the school was relocated to the town of Linn, Wisconsin on the south shore o ...
in
Highland Park, Illinois
Highland Park is a suburban city located in the southeastern part of Lake County, Illinois, United States, about north of downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 30,176. Highland Park is one of several municipalities located o ...
.
Sources
* Daily Herald (newspaper) by Diana Dretske. ''Military academy made unique contributions to history'':
ake Edition Arlington Heights, Ill.: Paddock Publications Nov 11, 2001. pg. 1
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* American men of mark (1917), ''A Thousand American Men of Mark Today''
* Clemens, Al J., ''The American Military Armored Car'', A.J. Clemens, 1969
* Clymer, Joseph Floyd et al., ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877–1925'', McGraw-Hill (1950)
* Delta Upsilon fraternity (1902), ''The Delta Upsilon Decennial Catalogue
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Year 903 ( CMIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* King Berengar I of Italy proceeds to issue concessions and privileges to the Lo ...
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* Hunnicutt, R.P., ''Armored Car: A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicle'', Presidio Press (2002),
* Marquis-Who's Who (1950), ''Who was who in America. 1943-1950'', New Providence, New Jersey
* Marquis-Who's Who (1967), ''Who was who in America: A Companion Biographical Reference Work to Who's who in America''
* Quaife, Milo Milton, ''Wisconsin: Its History and Its People 1634-1924'', Volume 4, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company (1924)
* Randall, Frank Alfred, ''Randall and Allied Families'', Raveret-Weber printing company (1943)
* St. John's Military Academy, ''A History of Excellence: St. John's Northwestern Military Academy'', Delafield, Wis., self-published (2002)
* Stern, Philip Van Doren, ''A Pictorial History of the Automobile: As Seen in Motor Magazine 1903-1953'', Viking Press (1953)
* Tucker, Spencer, ''Tanks: An Illustrated History of Their Impact'', {{ISBN, 1-57607-995-3
* Willcox, Cornélis De Witt, ''The International Military Digest Annual: A Review of the Current Literature of Military Science for 1915-1918'', Cumulative Digest Corporation (1916)
Armoured fighting vehicles of the interwar period
Armored fighting vehicles of the United States
Armoured cars