Men attempting to dislodge Saurer truck trapped in rocky bed of Black River, Arizona

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Description

View of two men attempting to dislodge Saurer truck trapped in rocky bed of the Black River in Arizona, during transcontinental trip. Handwritten on back: "Motor trucks--Saurer. This is the famous first transcontinental crossing by truck, in 1910 [sic], by a Swiss-made Saurer, marketed in U.S. by Mack International. Scene is in bed of Black River, in Arizona."

Details

Resource ID:: na009619
Subject:: Trucks; International Motor Company; Black River (Ariz.); Photographic prints
Date:: 1911
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 7.25 x 9.75 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Motor trucks--Saurer
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.