Oldsmar, Florida
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Oldsmar is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 14,898. The Oldsmar name dates to April 12, 1916, when automobile pioneer Ransom E. Ol
Oldsmar City Hall
Wayside Inn on State Street. Circa 1920.
Photograph of 3 men standing amongst corn in Oldsmar, Florida. Circa 1900.
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Ransom E. Olds
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Ransom Eli Olds was an American businessman and executive who was known as a pioneer of the American automotive industry, after whom the Oldsmobile and REO brands were named. He claimed to have built
Oldsmar, Florida
…Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 14,898. The Oldsmar name dates to April 12, 1916, when automobile pioneer Ransom E. Olds purchased 37,541 acres (151.92 km2) of land north of Tampa Bay to establish a planned community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city…
Portrait of Olds, c. 1920
Ransom Eli Olds first gasoline-powered car in 1896
Ransom E. Olds, c. 1901
Ransom Olds on his single-seat racecar Olds Pirate, c. 1896/1897