Midwest farmers witnessed first-hand the utility of the automobile in their environment. The Glidden torus stimulated a market that Henry Ford exploited!
View of Dai H. Lewis and motorists posing with E-M-F car on muddy rural road during the pathfinding expedition for the 1909 Glidden Tour. "E-M-F A.A.A. official Glidden Tour pathfinder" sign displayed on car. Handwritten on back: "1909 Glidden Tour, Detroit to Denver, what's a little winter among friends? Tours--Glidden Tour Pathfinder, 1909.
View of Dai H. Lewis and motorists posing with E-M-F car on muddy rural road during the pathfinding expedition for the 1909 Glidden Tour. "E-M-F A.A.A. official Glidden Tour pathfinder" sign displayed on car. Handwritten on back: "1909 Glidden Tour, Detroit to Denver, what's a little winter among friends? Tours--Glidden Tour Pathfinder, 1909.
View of motorists in E-M-F car passing rock formation near Wonewoc, Wisconsin during the pathfinding expedition for the 1909 Glidden Tour. Handwritten on back: "Rock formation near Wonewoc, Wisconsin. 1909 Glidden Tour, Detroit to Denver, sometimes the scenery was beautiful. Tours--Glidden Tour Pathfinder, 1909.
View of a crowd of people standing under the entry way of the Pontchartrain Hotel with sign "Glidden Tour Starts From Here," Detroit, Michigan, 1909. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, telephones 3472-3473 Columbus, 1931 Broadway, New York."
View of Charles Glidden standing in vehicle, an American flag on the car, one man seated beside him talking with a man and two men on the side of car, in Mankato, Minnesota, at the 1909 Glidden Tour. Damage to negative apparent on left side of photo. Photo edges cut unevenly
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