Thomas Flyer and Team in New York State during the New York to Paris Race, 1908
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In 1908, an American-built Thomas Flyer won the New York to Paris automobile race. The race took 169 days, covered 22,000 miles and spanned three continents. The American team was declared the winner. This lantern slide image shows the 1907 Thomas Flyer with passengers traversing the snow and cold somewhere in New York State.
In 1908, an American-built Thomas Flyer won the New York to Paris automobile race. The race took 169 days, covered 22,000 miles and spanned three continents. The American team was declared the winner. This lantern slide image shows the 1907 Thomas Flyer with passengers traversing the snow and cold somewhere in New York State.
Artifact
Lantern slide
Subject Date
1908
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1774.25
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Glass (Material)
Technique
Hand coloring
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 4 in
Inscriptions
Label adhered to side of glass lantern slide, handwriting in pencil reads: New York State / NYP 103
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