Children and motorists in De Dion double-decker buses, 1909 New York Orphans Day outing

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Children and motorists in De Dion double-decker buses, 1909 New York Orphans Day outing
Description:
View of children and motorists in De Dion double-decker buses during the 1909 annual excursion for orphans sponsored by the Orphan's Automobile Day Committee of New York. Children hold "Dreamland" pennants; "Special" signs are displayed on buses. Horse-drawn carriages are visible on both sides of street. Approximately 1,800 children were taken on a trip to the Dreamland amusement park at Coney Island. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, telephones 3472-3473 Columbus, 1931 Broadway, New York." Handwritten on back: "Tours--New York Orphans Day outing, 1909."
Details
Resource ID:
na029177
Creator:
Spooner & Wells
Subject:
Buses--New York (State)--New York
De Dion-Bouton (Firm)
Orphans--New York (State)--New York
Children--New York (State)--New York
Photographers--New York (State)--New York
Photographic prints
Date Issued:
1909-06-11
Format:
1 photographic print ; 4.5 x 6.75 in.
Member of:
National Automotive History Collection
Lazarnick Collection
Filing Location:
Tours--New York Orphans Day outing, 1909 #1
Negative Number:
C27,171
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.