Motorists in Thomas automobile at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1909 Harrisburg Endurance Run
Description:
View of motorists in Thomas car at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania during the 1909 Harrisburg Endurance Run. Spectators surround car; Bolton Hotel in background. Sponsored by the Motor Club of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the reliability contest covered routes through Maryland, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, telephones 3472-3473 Columbus, 1931 Broadway, New York." Handwritten on back: "Thomas car leaving Harrisburg, 5/4-09. M.R. Graupner, driver. Harrisburg Endurance Run, 5/4-'09. Tours--Harrisburg Endurance Run, 1909."
