Motorists and Captain Scott in front of Montauk Point lighthouse, 1910 Montauk Point Reliability Run
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Description
Close-up view of motorists and Captain Scott in front of the Montauk Point lighthouse during the 1910 Montauk Point Reliability Run. Scott was presented with a gold medal to commemorate the arrival of the first car at the lighthouse. 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."
Details
- Creator:
- Spooner & Wells
- Resource ID:
- na027202
- Subject:
- Automobile drivers--New York (State)--Montauk Point
- Lighthouse keepers--New York (State)--Montauk Point
- 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 #C25,225
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.