Cincinnati Motor Speedway, Ohio, 1916 – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Cincinnati Motor Speedway, Ohio, 1916. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: First Annual International Sweepstake Race, 30 miles, Cincinnati Motor Speedway, Sept. 4, 1916
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Cincinnati Motor Speedway, Ohio, 1916
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In 1916 Cincinnati was a major Ohio River manufacturing city with a population approaching 400,000. Its economy rested on machine tools, soap and candles, meatpacking, and piano building, and its rail lines and river wharves moved goods across the Midwest. The automobile was reshaping city life that decade, and the speedway shown here reflects the popularity of motor racing, when promoters across the country built fast oval tracks to draw crowds of spectators. Such venues were often short-lived, and their fortunes depended on local investors, the reliability of the new cars, and public appetite for speed. Cincinnati residents of the period knew their city chiefly for industry and its riverfront, and a motor track was a new kind of attraction for them.
| Created / published | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Creator | barnum studio |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Ohio |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,500 px · prints to 18 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | First Annual International Sweepstake Race, 30 miles, Cincinnati Motor Speedway, Sept. 4, 1916 |
| Reference | OH 1916 Cincinnati Motor Speedway |
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