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Title
John Machesky in Chalmers car #105 passing through Ogallala, Neb., at the 1909 Glidden Tour
Creator
Lazarnick, Nathan

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Glidden Tour (1909 : Detroit, Mich.)

Subject
Storefronts--Nebraska--Ogallala

Subject
Automobile racing--United States--History

Item Number
EB01g122

Relation
Lazarnick Collection

Type
image

Description
4.5x6.5 black and white photograph of Chalmers car #105, driver John Machesky, and one passenger driving through Ogallala, Neb., a man approaching the car on a dirt paved road, businesses on both sides of street. A small crowd of men standing in front of a building with sign: "J. Hollingsworth Automobiles," in Ogallala, Neb., at the 1909 Glidden Tour. Negative #C22,069.

John Machesky in Chalmers car #105 passing through Ogallala, Neb., at the 1909 Glidden Tour

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