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[New York to Paris auto race, 1908: rear view of auto with tire chains and U.S. flag on crude road; high mountains in distance] – Vintage Wall Art

[New York to Paris auto race, 1908: rear view of auto with tire chains and U.S. flag on crude road; high mountains in distance], [1908] — historic photograph
[New York to Paris auto race, 1908: rear view of auto with tire chains and U.S. flag on crude road; high mountains in distance], [1908]. Historic photograph from the Automobiles collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with [New York to Paris auto race, 1908: rear view of auto with tire chains and U.S. flag on crude road; high mountains in distance], a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[New York to Paris auto race, 1908: rear view of auto with tire chains and U.S. flag on crude road; high mountains in distance]

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Few automobiles of the day faced a harder test than the cars that left New York in February 1908 on a race to Paris. This view shows one from behind, with tire chains on its rear wheels and a United States flag mounted for identification. The road is little more than a rough track, and the drivers faced many stretches like it as they crossed the American West, where the route left established roads behind. The New York Times sponsored the contest, and the American entry, the Thomas Flyer, reached Paris in July after several months on the road.

Created / published[1908]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsPhoto by Spooner & Wells. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: News reporters...; Indian tribes--Southwest; Automoble racing; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan2,220 × 1,500 px · prints to 7 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-131843

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