Image
Da Vinci automobile
Description:
Close-up view of a Da Vinci automobile with open Fleetwood body, showing engine. Car was designed by James Scripps Booth. Typed on back: "Subject: Da Vinci automobile, 1925. Collection: MS10/James Scripps Booth Collection. Date: 1934. Location: Detroit, Mich. (at Terminal Avenue shop?) Source: John M. Booth. I.D.: Da Vinci with Fleetwood open body. Although the license plate carries a date of 1926, other photos of the Da Vinci 'Pup' showing John M. Booth in photo, places this photo date as 1934. Body detailing and chassis detailing are different than the original 1925 version of the car. (Photo #MS10/88, folder 9, shows both cars). Da Vinci as open car, hood open, right side view."
Details
Resource ID:
na040927
Date Issued:
1934
Format:
1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
Filing Location:
MS10/James Scripps Booth Collection, Folder 7, Da Vinci automobile, 1925
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.