Motorists with Van Dyke truck, 1911 Chicago Reliability Run
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Description
View of motorists with Van Dyke truck no. 37 during the 1911 reliability contest sponsored by the Chicago Motor Club. Several men stand in front of truck; "Van Dyke, price $1,000.00, capacity 1000 lbs., Thompson Motor Sales Co., Detroit, Mich." painted on side of truck. Contestants traveled on routes through Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, 1231 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich., telephone North 1745." Handwritten on back: "Tours--Chicago Reliability Run, 1911."
Details
- Creator:
- Spooner & Wells
- Resource ID:
- na020266
- Subject:
- Trucks--Middle West
- Van Dyke Motor Car Company
- Motor vehicle driving--Competitions--Middle West
- Photographers--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1911
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 5 x 6.75 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Collection:
- Lazarnick Collection
- Location:
- Tours--Chicago Reliability Run, 1911 #2
- Negative Number:
- Negative #C17,843
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.