Motorists posing in Cadillac automobile, 1909 New York Economy Contest
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Description
View of motorists posing in Cadillac car no. 9 on rural dirt road during the 1909 New York Economy Contest. The one-gallon efficiency contest was sponsored by the New York Automobile Trade Association as part of its second annual automobile carnival. Handwritten on back: "#9 Cadillac, driven by L.R. Burne. This single cylinder automobile covered the greatest distance of any car, 42.6 miles, and won the class of cars costing $850 and under. Tours--New York Economy Contest, 1909."
Details
- Resource ID:
- na030174
- Subject:
- Cadillac automobile
- Rural roads
- Automobile driving--Competitions--New York (State)
- Automobile travel--New York (State)
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1909-05
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 5 x 7 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Collection:
- Lazarnick Collection
- Location:
- Tours--New York Economy Contest, 1909 #4
- Negative Number:
- Negative #C1725
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.