Bill Sylvester fueling 1911 Marmon Wasp racecar

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Description

View of Bill Sylvester fueling 1911 Marmon Wasp car no. 32 from portable gas pump. Mr. Townsend in car. Sign in foreground reads: "On the road make your regular habit to stop at the nearby Esso dealer, the sign of happy motoring." Stamped on back: "Alexandre Coste. Photocraft, 22 Atwood St., Wellesley 81, Mass." Handwritten on back: "Bill Sylvester manning portable pump for Townsend & the Wasp."

Details

Creator:: Coste, Alexandre
Resource ID:: na045485
Subject:: Marmon automobile; Automobiles, Racing; Gasoline pumps; Photographers--Massachusetts--Wellesley; Photographic prints
Date:: unknown
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 6.5 x 8.5 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Location:: Marmon, 1911
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.