Glidden Tour 1908 Pathfinder Automobile and Horse-Drawn Road Oiling Tank
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Artifact Overview
In this 1908 photograph, the driver of the Automobile Association of America's (AAA) Official Glidden Tour Pathfinder vehicle talks to a construction worker on the back of a road-oiling tank. 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 Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1908
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.19448
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 9.875 in
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