Motorists in Gramm truck at Toledo, Ohio, 1911 Chicago Reliability Run
Description:
View of driver and passenger in Gramm truck no. 3 at Toledo, Ohio during the 1911 reliability contest sponsored by the Chicago Motor Club. Contestants traveled on routes through Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan. "Gramm, three ton capacity, the Gramm Motor Car Company, Lima, Ohio" painted on side of truck. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, 1231 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich., telephone North 1745." Handwritten on back: "Tours--Chicago Reliability Run, 1911."