E-M-F pathfinder automobile on muddy road

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Description

View of the back of an E-M-F automobile used as a AAA official pathfinder for the Glidden Tour in 1909. Vehicle is shown driving on an extremely muddy rural road with a stream to the right. Typed on lantern slide, "Price now $1000." Recorded in lantern slide ledger: "D/Automobile Industry & Trade-E.M.F. Co.-pathfinder-mud road."

Details

Resource ID:: EB02c871
Subject:: E-M-F Company; Automobiles--Michigan--Detroit; Automobile racing--Michigan--Detroit; Rural roads--Michigan--Detroit; AAA (Organization : U.S.); Lantern slides
Date:: 1909
Format:: 1 transparency : glass ; 3.25 x 4 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Negative Number:: BHC lantern slide no. 992
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.