Download or read book Automobiles and Motorcycles in the U.S. National Museum written by Smith Hempstone Oliver and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At present a large number of collections of antique automobiles exist in the United States. Most are small, reflecting the discoveries of private collectors; but more than a few are large, representing considerable effort by either individuals or organizations. None contains so many actual automotive milestones, however, as that housed in the U. S. National Museum, at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D. C.