Ty Cobb and passengers in Chalmers-Detroit automobile, Decatur, Georgia, 1909 New York-Atlanta Good Roads Tour

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Description

Distant view of Ty Cobb and passengers posing in Chalmers-Detroit car, surrounded by spectators, at Decatur, Georgia during the 1909 New York to Atlanta Good Roads Tour. DeKalb County Courthouse and Confederate monument in background. Stamped on back: "Photo by Spooner & Wells, Inc. 1931 Broadway, N.Y." Handwritten on back: "Tours--New York-Atlanta Good Roads Tour, 1909."

Details

Creator:: Spooner & Wells
Resource ID:: na029867
Subject:: Cobb, Ty, 1886-1961; Automobiles--Georgia--Decatur; Chalmers-Detroit Motor Company; Soldiers' monuments--Southern States; Soldiers' monuments--Georgia--Decatur; Courthouses--Georgia--Decatur; Automobile driving--Competitions--East (U.S.); Automobile travel--East (U.S.); Photographers--New York (State)--New York; Photographic prints
Date:: 1909
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 5 x 7 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Tours--New York-Atlanta Good Roads Tour, 1909 #26
Negative Number:: Negative #C26,915
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.