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Title
Dai H. Lewis in E.M.F. car at start of the 1909 Glidden Tour, Detroit, Mich.
Creator
Lazarnick, Nathan

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Glidden Tour (1909 : Detroit, Mich.)

Subject
Automobile racing--United States--History

Item Number
EB01f270

Relation
Lazarnick Collection

Type
image

Description
5x7 black and white photograph of Dai H. Lewis and three passengers in E.M.F. #30, surrounded by men in suits and bowler hats, at start of Glidden Tour, Detroit, Mich., 1909. Caption on photo back: "This car used by Dai H. Lewis, Secretary of the A.A.A. and his party, mapped out the official route to be followed by the Glidden Tour from Detroit, Mich. to Denver, Co." Negative #C2365.

Dai H. Lewis in E.M.F. car at start of the 1909 Glidden Tour, Detroit, Mich.

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