Removing an Automobile Stuck in a Muddy Road, Glidden Tour, circa 1910
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This photograph from 1910 shows the Automobile Association of America's (AAA) Official Glidden Tour Pathfinder vehicle stuck in the mud. The AAA organized Glidden Tours from 1904 through 1913. These grueling endurance runs of several hundred miles brought attention to the poor condition of American roads.
This photograph from 1910 shows the Automobile Association of America's (AAA) Official Glidden Tour Pathfinder vehicle stuck in the mud. The AAA organized Glidden Tours from 1904 through 1913. These grueling endurance runs of several hundred miles brought attention to the poor condition of American roads.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1910
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.135.1694
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
On front: MOSS PHOTO SERVICE, INC., 350 W. 50TH ST., NEW YORK 19, N.Y. [maker of modern copy photo]. On back, written in pencil: Pathfinder - Glidden Tour Campaigning for Better Roads.
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