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Changing a Tire

Date: 1923
Description: Tire blowouts were a frequent hazard of early automobile travel.
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Baraboo Auto Body Company Advertisement

Date: 1925
Description: Advertising blotter for the Baraboo Auto Body Co.
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Tire Change in Africa

Date: 01 30 1929
Description: A man stoops to change the tire of an International Special Delivery truck by the side of an African road. The truck was part of an expedition sponsored by...
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International Truck Used for Towing

Date: 1920
Description: A man is towing a damaged automobile with an International Six-Speed Special truck. Original caption reads: "'Six speed special, 124" wheelbase, mounted on...
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On the Way Home

Date: 1920
Description: A National brand automobile is stopped on the side of an unpaved road as a horse-drawn buggy approaches from the rear. The car is pulling a racing yacht on...
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Vehicle Stuck in Wet Sand

Date: 1925
Description: Hand-colored lantern slide showing a group of men on an archaeological expedition in Algeria pushing one of the expedition vehicles nicknamed "Hot Dog" in ...
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Man in Safari Clothes Changing Tire

Date: 12 1927
Description: A man is changing a tire on the truck that crossed the Sahara.

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