Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers: 109 Years Ago: "Motormaids Make Transcontinental Record” The San Francisco Call, August 8, 1907.

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109 Years Ago: "Motormaids Make Transcontinental Record” The San Francisco Call, August 8, 1907.

After 59 days and an extra 3, 500 miles on the odometer, Alice Ramsey (“a plucky little woman”) with three sister motor-maids in tow arrived to San Francisco in a dust-covered Maxwell 30. The party was welcomed by a gathering of enthusiasts, most of whom had closely followed their transcontinental journey from Hell’s Gate, Manhattan in the press. Read more about it!