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Title
Smithson in Studebaker car on rural road, at 1909 Glidden Tour
Creator
Lazarnick, Nathan

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Glidden Tour (1909 : Detroit, Mich.)

Subject
Studebaker automobile

Subject
Automobile racing--United States--History

Item Number
EB01g729

Relation
Lazarnick Collection

Type
image

Description
4.5x6.5 black and white photograph of George Smithson and crew posing with what appears to be a farming family in Studebaker #79 on rural road, at the 1909 Glidden Tour. Caption on photo back: People welcoming the tourist in the Studebaker #79 driven by Smithson near Clarks." Negative #C22,017. Photo edges cut unevenly.

Smithson in Studebaker car on rural road, at 1909 Glidden Tour

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