Grosse Pointe Race Track, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, circa 1901
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The one-mile race track at Grosse Pointe, Michigan, opened in 1895 as a horse-racing facility. Soon, the turns were banked for auto racing and the track became home to the Detroit Driving Club. On October 10, 1901, an up-and-coming Henry Ford won a ten-mile car race at the track. It closed about 1905 and was replaced by a housing development.
The one-mile race track at Grosse Pointe, Michigan, opened in 1895 as a horse-racing facility. Soon, the turns were banked for auto racing and the track became home to the Detroit Driving Club. On October 10, 1901, an up-and-coming Henry Ford won a ten-mile car race at the track. It closed about 1905 and was replaced by a housing development.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1901
Creators
Unknown
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.45
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Backing (Textile material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.375 in
Width: 10 in
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