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Title
George Smithson in the Studebaker press car near Julesburg, Colo., at the 1909 Glidden Tour
Creator
Lazarnick, Nathan

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Glidden Tour (1909 : Detroit, Mich.)

Subject
Rural roads--United States

Subject
Automobile racing--United States--History

Item Number
EB01g126

Relation
Lazarnick Collection

Type
image

Description
4.75x6.5 black and white photograph of Studebaker press car driven by George Smithson and two passengers driving through a puddle of water on a rutted dirt road, 20 miles from Julesburg, Colo., at the 1909 Glidden Tour. Negative #C21,949. Right side of photo has two pieces missing.

George Smithson in the Studebaker press car near Julesburg, Colo., at the 1909 Glidden Tour

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