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 road in Torreon, Mexico, during the Flag-to-Flag Endurance Run from Denver to Mexico City. Man shovels dirt in road. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, 1231 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich." Handwritten on back: "A typical street scene immediately outside of Torreon, Mexico. This picture shows a Chalmers "30" the first motor car to travel from Denver to Mexico City. Courtesy of Chalmers Motor Co. Tours--Denver to Mexico City Endurance Run (Chalmers)."

Details

Creator:: Spooner & Wells
Resource ID:: na020505
Subject:: Automobiles--Mexico--Torreon (Coahuila); Chalmers-Detroit Motor Company; 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.