Thomas Flyer Team Driving in Snow, Pathfinder Tour before the New York to Seattle Race, 1909
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The famous Thomas Flyer -- winner of the 1908 New York to Paris race -- was chosen as the pathfinder for the 1909 New York to Seattle race. As the pathfinder, the Flyer laid out the route that race participants would follow a few months later. This mission did not exempt the Flyer from struggling over snow-covered roads as this image illustrates.
The famous Thomas Flyer -- winner of the 1908 New York to Paris race -- was chosen as the pathfinder for the 1909 New York to Seattle race. As the pathfinder, the Flyer laid out the route that race participants would follow a few months later. This mission did not exempt the Flyer from struggling over snow-covered roads as this image illustrates.
Artifact
Lantern slide
Subject Date
1909
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1774.330
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: Pathfinder
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