Program for the Fifth Annual Reliability Touring Contest, or Glidden Tour, 1908
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In the early twentieth century, endurance contests demonstrated to a wary public that cars were not just playthings for the wealthy, but practical tools that could perform under challenging conditions. Between 1904 and 1913, the newly formed American Automobile Association organized an annual "reliability touring contest" called the Glidden Tour. This program is from the fifth Glidden Tour, held in 1908.
In the early twentieth century, endurance contests demonstrated to a wary public that cars were not just playthings for the wealthy, but practical tools that could perform under challenging conditions. Between 1904 and 1913, the newly formed American Automobile Association organized an annual "reliability touring contest" called the Glidden Tour. This program is from the fifth Glidden Tour, held in 1908.
Artifact
Program (Document)
Date Made
1908
Subject Date
09 July 1908-22 July 1908
Creators
American Automobile Association
Place of Creation
United States, New York, Buffalo
Creator Notes
Published by the Touring Board of the American Autombile Association, Buffalo, New York.
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.13.47.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9.5 in
Width: 4.875 in
Depth: .375 in
Inscriptions
At bottom of front cover: OFFICIAL BOOK / OF THE / Fifth Annual Reliability Touring Contest / OF THE / American Automobile / Association / Including the Contest for the Charles J. Glidden Trophy for / Touring Cars, and the Frank B. Hower Trophy for Runabouts / BUFFALO / BOSTON / SARATOGA / July 9-22, 1908 At top half of cover: The / GREAT / ARROW / THE GEORGE N. PIERCE COMPANY / BUFFALO, N.Y.
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