Trucks parked in street at Mier, Indiana, 1911 Chicago Reliability Run
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Description
View of group of men with trucks parked in street at Mier, Indiana during the 1911 reliability contest sponsored by the Chicago Motor Club. Contestants traveled on routes through Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan. Businesses include Midway Garage and F.C. Hieber; "Mier" painted on water tower. 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:
- na020380
- Subject:
- Trucks--Indiana--Mier
- Streets--Indiana--Mier
- Motor vehicle driving--Competitions--Middle West
- Photographers--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1911
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 4.75 x 6.75 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Collection:
- Lazarnick Collection
- Location:
- Tours--Chicago Reliability Run, 1911 #6
- Negative Number:
- Negative #C17,957
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.