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Close-upview of roundel, depicting Mercury wearing winged helmet and driving a car, during the 1909 Chicago Auto Show at the Coliseum and First Regiment Armory in Chicago, Illinois. Raised scrollwork decorates roundel. Stamped on back: “Spooner and Wells, 1931 Broadway, New York, duplicates any time, enlargements all sizes, tel. 3472-3473 Col., credit appreciated.” Handwritten on back: “Shows–Chicago Auto Show, 1909.”

Lazarnick Collection

Courtesy of the National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library

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