Motorists posing in Thomas taxi, 1909 New York Economy Contest

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Motorists posing in Thomas taxi, 1909 New York Economy Contest
Description:
View of motorists posing in Thomas taxi no. 33 during the 1909 New York Economy Contest. Sign on taxicab reads: "1 gallon test, official car, N.Y.A.T.A., 33." Spectators and police in background. 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: "Thomas cab, 09. New York Economy Contest, 1909."
Details
Resource ID:
na032134
Subject:
Taxicabs--New York (State)
E.R. Thomas Motor Company
Police--New York (State)
Automobile driving--Competitions--New York (State)
Automobile travel--New York (State)
Photographic prints
Date Issued:
1909-05
Format:
1 photographic print ; 4.75 x 6.75 in.
Member of:
National Automotive History Collection
Lazarnick Collection
Filing Location:
Thomas
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.