Chalmers-Detroit pathfinder automobile in Torreon, Mexico, Flag-to-Flag Endurance Run from Denver to Mexico City
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Description
View of Chalmers-Detroit "30" pathfinder car on street in Torreon, Mexico, during the Flag-to-Flag Endurance Run from Denver to Mexico City. Men stand on railroad tracks in front of Hotel Salvador; horse-drawn carriage on right. Sign on back of car reads: "Chalmers-Detroit "30" pathfinder, Flag to Flag Endurance Run, Denver to Mexico City." Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, 1231 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich." Handwritten on back: "A typical street scene in Torreon. The picture is taken in front of the Hotel Salvador, Torreon's leading hostelry. Courtesy of Chalmers. Tours--Denver to Mexico City Endurance Run (Chalmers)."
Details
- Creator:
- Spooner & Wells
- Resource ID:
- na020503
- Subject:
- Automobiles--Mexico--Torreon (Coahuila)
- Chalmers-Detroit Motor Company
- Streets--Mexico--Torreon (Coahuila)
- Automobile travel--Mexico
- Automobile travel--Southwestern States
- Photographers--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- c.1909
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 4.5 x 6.5 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Collection:
- Lazarnick Collection
- Location:
- Tours--Denver to Mexico City Endurance Run (Chalmers)
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.