Motorists posing in 1908 Cadillac Model S automobile, 1909 New York Economy Contest
Description:
View of driver and passenger posing in 1908 Cadillac Model S car no. 9 during the 1909 New York Economy Contest. Sign on car reads: "1 gallon test, N.Y.A.T.A., 9." The one-gallon efficiency contest was sponsored by the New York Automobile Trade Association as part of its second annual automobile carnival. Stamped on back: "Spooner and Wells, 1931 Broadway, New York, duplicates any time, enlargements all sizes, tel. 3472-3473 Col., credit appreciated." Handwritten on back: "1908 Cadillac Model S, 1 cy., 10 h.p., 82" whb., 2-p. runabout straight line styling with rear-facing auxiliary seat. Photograph by Spooner & Wells, 1932 Broadway, NYC. NYAMA [sic] 1-gallon test car #9."
