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 traveling past dwellings in Torreon, Mexico, during the Flag-to-Flag Endurance Run from Denver to Mexico City. Group of boys stands on left. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, 1231 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich." Handwritten on back: "A typical group of native residences just outside of Torreon. The picture a Chalmers "30" which was the first motor car to visit the city of Torreon. Courtesy of Chalmers Motor Co. Tours--Denver to Mexico City Endurance Run (Chalmers)."

Details

Creator:: Spooner & Wells
Resource ID:: na020504
Subject:: Automobiles--Mexico--Torreon (Coahuila); Chalmers-Detroit Motor Company; Dwellings--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 6.25 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.