Decoration of Mercury driving an automobile, 1909 Chicago Auto Show
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Description
Close-up view of roundel, depicting Mercury wearing winged helmet and driving a car, during the 1909 Chicago Auto Show at the Coliseum and First Regiment Armory in Chicago, Illinois. Raised scrollwork decorates roundel. Stamped on back: "Spooner and Wells, 1931 Broadway, New York, duplicates any time, enlargements all sizes, tel. 3472-3473 Col., credit appreciated." Handwritten on back: "Shows--Chicago Auto Show, 1909."
Details
- Creator:
- Spooner & Wells
- Resource ID:
- na017484
- Subject:
- Mercury (Roman deity)--Art
- Roundels (Windows)--Illinois--Chicago
- Chicago Auto Show (1909)
- Trade shows--Illinois--Chicago
- Photographers--New York (State)--New York
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1909-02
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 6.5 x 8.5 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Collection:
- Lazarnick Collection
- Location:
- Shows--Chicago Auto Show, 1909 #3
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.