Motorists in horse-drawn 1906 Reo automobile, 1943 National War Fund parade, Mount Vernon, New York

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Motorists in horse-drawn 1906 Reo automobile, 1943 National War Fund parade, Mount Vernon, New York

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View of motorists in horse-drawn 1906 Reo car during the 1943 National War Fund parade in Mount Vernon, New York. Sign on car reads: "Don't be a dead weight to your community. Move on your own power. Support the Community War Fund." Label on back: "This 1906 Reo was one of the feature attractions of the National War Fund parade in Mount Vernon (N.Y.) Dobbin seems a bit bewildered by the attention given him as members of the Mount Vernon Lions Club and a WAC from Fort Slocum sit in the old automobile. The Daily Times, Mamaroneck, N.Y. Monday, October 25, 1943."

Details

Creator:: Daily Times (Mamaroneck, N.Y.)
Resource ID:: na047496
Subject:: Automobiles--New York (State)--Mount Vernon; Reo Motor Car Company; Parades--New York (State)--Mount Vernon; Horse-drawn vehicles--New York (State)--Mount Vernon; Photographic prints
Date:: 1943-10-25
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 7 x 9 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Location:: Reo, 1906
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.