Motorists posing in automobile draped with Continental tires banner, 1910 Montauk Point Reliability Run

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View of motorists posing in car no. 26 draped with Continental tires banner during the 1910 Montauk Point Reliability Run. Sponsored by the Motor Contest Association, the two-day endurance run, also known as the "Montauk Light or Bust" reliability run, took place on Long Island. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, telephones 3472-3473 Columbus, 1931 Broadway, New York." Handwritten on back: "Tours--Montauk Point Reliability Run, 1910."

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Creator:: Spooner & Wells
Resource ID:: na027205
Subject:: Automobiles--New York (State)--Long Island; Banners--New York (State)--Long Island; Automobile driving--Competitions--New York (State)--Long Island; Automobile travel--New York (State)--Long Island; Photographers--New York (State)--New York; Photographic prints
Date:: 1910-06
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 5 x 7 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Tours--Montauk Point Reliability Run, 1910 #1
Negative Number:: Negative #C25,228
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.