Motorists with automobiles on rural road, 1909 Philadelphia to Wilkes-Barre endurance run

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Description

Distant view of motorists with cars on rural dirt road during the 1909 endurance run from Philadelphia to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Sponsored by the Quaker City Motor Club, the contest followed a route through Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Handwritten on back: "Tours--Philadelphia to Wilkes-Barre, 1909."

Details

Resource ID:: na030843
Subject:: Automobiles; Rural roads; Automobile driving--Competitions--Middle Atlantic States; Photographic prints
Date:: 1909
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 5 x 7 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Tours--Philadelphia to Wilkes-Barre, 1909 #1
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.