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A Napolean automobile owned by Henry Witkop. His daughters Wilhelmina and Alice are in the picture with him at their home on Secor Road.

The Ben Barnes trucking Company. The far right truck is a Napoleon truck. Barnes also did apple storage. The picture may have been at 401 W. Front Street or on Bay street.

b&w photo of Lucille Audrey Witkop standing by the Napolean car owned by Henry J. Witkop, her father. Taken at 6595 Secor Rd.

Henry J. Witkop and Dave Youker fixing a tire on Witkop's Napolean car - 1920's

Ad for the Traverse City made Napoleon automobile sold by the Rennie Auto Sales Co. at the corner of Union and State streets. Also an ad for Napoleon trucks is also included.

Henry Witkop and Dave Youker with Napolean car.

b&w photo of unknown person standing next to Henry J. Witkop's Napolean car

Color photograph of a Napoleon Motors Company Stock Certificate (front), worth 53 shares and made out to H.F. Boughey, 14th of July, 1920.

Black and white photograph of a dump truck with sand, ca. 1930. Possibly a Republic Truck, manufactured in Alma, Michigan.

Black and white photograph of Henry Witkop and Dave Youker working on Witkop's Napoleon car door, ca. 1925.
A company called Napoleon Motors briefly made cars and trucks in downtown Traverse City during the late 1910s and 1920s. Napoleon was…