Fred Perkins and official examining front end of Hupmobile at Detroit, 1914 Hupmobile Baton Rouge to Detroit tour

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Description

Close-up view of Fred Perkins and official examining the front end of Hupmobile car in front of the Pontchartrain Hotel at Detroit, Michigan. Perkins drove a Hupmobile with sealed hood, crank handle and battery box 1700 miles from Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Detroit, Michigan. Handwritten on back: "Photo taken for Hupp Motor Car Co. Tours--Hupmobile Baton Rouge to Detroit, 1914."

Details

Resource ID:: na026692
Subject:: Hupp automobile; Automobile travel; Photographic prints
Date:: 1914-07
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 4.5 x 6.5 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Tours--Hupmobile Baton Rouge to Detroit tour, 1914
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.