Motorists in 1905 White Steamer automobile passing convicts doing road construction, Florida

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Description

View of convicts, wearing striped uniforms, working with shovels during road construction project in Florida. Motorists in 1905 Model E White Steamer car watch from road. Handwritten on back: "This was one of six cars that toured in Florida after the Ormond-Daytona races and just before leaving for the Cuba Race. The date was Feb. 2, 1906. White Steamer, 1905. Model E."

Details

Resource ID:: na031584
Subject:: Automobiles, Steam; White Company (Cleveland, Ohio); Prisoners--Florida; Road construction workers--Florida; Roads--Florida--Design and construction; Photographic prints
Date:: 1906-02-02
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 4.25 x 6.5 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: White, 1905 #3
Negative Number:: Negative #15537 F-2
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.