Motorists conversing on grounds of Chateau des Beaux Arts, Huntington, Long Island, 1910 Montauk Point Reliability Run

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Description

Close-up view of three motorists conversing on the grounds of the Chateau des Beaux Arts in Huntington, Long Island during the 1910 Montauk Point Reliability Run. Car in background. 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:: na027218
Subject:: Automobile drivers--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 #2
Negative Number:: Negative #C25,241
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.