Hugo C. Gibson testing 1906 Selden automobile

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Description

Driver Hugo C. Gibson testing 1906 Selden car in New York City, built by court order to prove that patent covered an operable vehicle. Unidentified mechanic (in shirtsleeves) and patent expert Edward M. Bentley follow alongside car. Commercial buildings in background. Handwritten on back: "Testing Selden [undecipherable]. Selden, 1906."

Details

Resource ID:: na017136
Subject:: Automobiles; Selden Motor Vehicle Company; Photographic prints
Date:: 1906
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Selden
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.