2634648 Benz car, 1898 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris; (add.info.: Karl Friedrich Benz (1844-1929) was a German engine designer and engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine, and together with Bertha Benz, pioneering founder of the automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz.).