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Title
Chairman Hower leading the cars into Mankato, Minn., at 1909 Glidden Tour
Creator
Lazarnick, Nathan

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Glidden Tour (1909 : Detroit, Mich.)

Subject
Automobile racing--United States--History

Subject
Streets--Minnesota--Mankato

Item Number
EB01f844

Relation
Lazarnick Collection

Type
image

Description
4.5x6.5 black and white photograph of car #99 with Chairman Frank Hower, driver and three passengers, followed by other cars on dirt road, houses on one side, entering Mankato, Minn., at the 1909 Glidden Tour. Negative #C21,693. Small black spot partially covering one figure.

Chairman Hower leading the cars into Mankato, Minn., at 1909 Glidden Tour

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