Racing on a Dirt Road near Varysburg, New York, 1909
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In the first decade of the 1900s, various organizations and individuals sponsored automobile competitions that tested a vehicle's reliability, endurance and performance. This lantern slide shows two cars in a road race near Varysburg, New York, in 1909.
In the first decade of the 1900s, various organizations and individuals sponsored automobile competitions that tested a vehicle's reliability, endurance and performance. This lantern slide shows two cars in a road race near Varysburg, New York, in 1909.
Artifact
Lantern slide
Subject Date
1909
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
United States, New York, Varysburg
1909 New York to Seattle Race (Ocean to Ocean Automobile Endurance Contest)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1774.297
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Glass (Material)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 4 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in pencil on border: Varysburg
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