Introduction

Freeland and francis stanley were born in maine in 18 forty nine. They had five other siblings, two of whom were also twins. Freeland was diagnosed with culosis, sometimes referred to as the wasting sickness. After a short career as a teacher and principal, freeland went into business with his brother,. refining and marketing a photographic process known as dry plating. By 18 99, it was the best in motor car in the country because of its unique steam powered engine. The automobile was called the stanley steamer. It was the steamer, along with a few other smaller businesses, that helped turn the twins into tycoons in their own right.