Selden pilot automobile in front of Battle Monument, West Point, New York, 1910 Munsey Historic Tour

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Description

View of driver in Selden pilot car in front of the Battle Monument at West Point, New York during the 1910 Munsey Historic Tour. A statue representing fame stands atop a granite column; monument is surrounded by cannons. Organized by the Munsey newspapers, the endurance contest covered a route through ten states. Handwritten on back: "Selden pilot car. Tours--Munsey Historic Tour, 1910."

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Resource ID:: na027888
Subject:: Automobiles--New York (State)--West Point; Selden Motor Vehicle Company; Soldiers' monuments--New York (State)--West Point; Automobile driving--Competitions--East (U.S.); Automobile travel--East (U.S.); Photographic prints
Date:: 1910-08
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 7 x 5 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Tours--Munsey Historic Tour, 1910 #25
Negative Number:: C2279
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.