Motorists in truck at South Bend, Indiana, 1911 Chicago Reliability Run
Description:
View of driver and passengers posing in truck no. 5 in front of The Oliver hotel in South Bend, Indiana during the 1911 reliability contest sponsored by the Chicago Motor Club. Boy stands behind truck. Contestants traveled on routes through Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, 1231 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich., telephone North 1745." Handwritten on back: "Tours--Chicago Reliability Run, 1911."