Driver in Hupmobile automobile crossing wooden bridge at Auckland, New Zealand, 1910 Hupmobile Round the World tour
Description:
Rear view of driver in Hupmobile car crossing wooden bridge at Auckland, New Zealand during the 1910 Hupmobile Round the World tour. Sign on bridge reads: "Notice, traction engines must not cross this bridge without written permit from District Engineer, Auckland, by order." The expedition, which left from Detroit, Michigan, was a demonstration of Hupmobile efficiency throughout the U.S., Hawaii, the Fiji Islands and New Zealand. Handwritten on back: "New Zealand. Tours--Hupmobile Round the World Tour, 1910."