1901 Packard Model C on New York to Buffalo endurance run

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Description:

8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of Packard Model C on country road. Inscribed on photo back: 1-cylinder, 12-horsepower, 75-inch wheelbase roadster in the left foreground with a Searchmont 2-cylinder, 12-horsepower, touring car built by Searchmont Motor Co. in Philadelphia, Pa in the center. This was taken during the New York to Buffalo endurance run September 9-13, 1901. The driver of the Packard was William Hatcher with assistant E.C. Oliver, and the entry number was C-24. The Searchmont was entered by E.B. Gallaher and the entry number is B-51, 52, or 53.

Notes:

The original materials from this collection are located in the Special Collections at the Detroit Public Library. Additional items that were not digitized may also be available. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original cataloging by the Detroit Public Library

Date Issued:

1901-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries

Collection:

Changing Face of the Auto Industry

Place:

United States and New York

Subject Topic:

Packard automobile, History, Automobile industry and trade, History, Automobiles, and History

Format:

photographs

Rights:

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URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:CFAIEB01c036