Ty Cobb in New York to Atlanta Good Roads Tour

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Description

View of baseball player Ty Cobb driving a Chalmers-Detroit automobile during the 1909 New York to Atlanta Good Roads Tour. Three passengers in car; several spectators gather around automobile. Handwritten on back: "Lunch stop, Martinsville, Va., Ty Cobb triumphant tour."

Details

Resource ID:: hr004171
Subject:: Cobb, Ty, 1886-1961; Baseball players; Automobile travel--Virginia--Martinsville; Automobiles; Photographic prints
Date:: 1909
Format:: 1 photographic print mounted on mat board ; image 4.25 x 6.75 in.
Department:: Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
Location:: Photographs-Biography-Cobb, Tyrus (Ty)
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.