John C. Kerrison and passenger in 1905 Cadillac automobile, 1905 Glidden Tour
Description:
View of John C. Kerrison and passenger in 1905 Cadillac Model F car in New York, New York, during the 1905 Glidden Tour. Handwritten on back: 1905 Cadillac Model F ~ 4 cy, 76" whb, 10 hp. Touring car, $950 f.o.b. 5-p. side entrance tonneau. Original photograph: F. Ed. Spooner, 1536 Broadway, N.Y.C. Tour car #32. Second Annual Reliability Touring Contest of the American Automobile Association (1st of the Glidden Tours). New York to Bretton Woods & return. 11-22 July 1905 ~ 870 miles. Entrant: John C. Kerrison, Boston, Mass. Passengers of record: Mrs. Kerrison & daughter. Note: This is the same car & passengers, different view, as in the photograph marked 6433 or 7, also in the National Automotive History Coll. 10663 licence [sic] plate. Photographed on Fifth Avenue & 58th St., NYC. Cornelius Vanderbilt residence in background prior to the start of the tour."
