Motorists putting tire chains Maxwell automobiles on rural road near Greenwood, Mississippi, 1912 Glidden Tour

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View of motorists putting tire chains on Maxwell cars on rural dirt road near Greenwood, Mississippi during the 1912 Glidden Tour. Charles Glidden stands in car in foreground. Although the official 1912 Glidden Tour was canceled, Charles Glidden led a caravan over the identical route that had been originally planned, from Detroit, Michigan to New Orleans, Louisiana. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, 1231 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich., telephone North 1745." Handwritten on back: "Putting on chains, stop at Greenwood, Miss. Glidden Tour, 1912. Car carrying Mr. Glidden in foreground. Tours--Glidden Tour, 1912."

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Creator:: Spooner & Wells
Resource ID:: na026609
Subject:: Automobiles--Mississippi; Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Company; Rural roads--Mississippi; Glidden Tour (1912); Automobile travel--United States; Photographers--Michigan--Detroit; Photographic prints
Date:: 1912-10
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 4.5 x 6.5 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Tours--Glidden Tour, 1912 #4
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.