Thomas Flyer Stuck in the Mud near Julesburg, Colorado, New York to Paris Race, 1908
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In 1908, an American-built Thomas Flyer won the New York to Paris automobile race. The vehicle traveled 22,000 miles across three continents, through rain, snow, and mud. The race took 169 days and the American team driving this automobile was declared the winner. This lantern slide image shows the Thomas Flyer stuck in mud near Julesburg, Colorado.
In 1908, an American-built Thomas Flyer won the New York to Paris automobile race. The vehicle traveled 22,000 miles across three continents, through rain, snow, and mud. The race took 169 days and the American team driving this automobile was declared the winner. This lantern slide image shows the Thomas Flyer stuck in mud near Julesburg, Colorado.
Artifact
Lantern Slide
Subject Date
1908
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1774.54
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Glass (Material)
Technique
Hand coloring
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 4 in
Inscriptions
Label adhered to side of glass lantern slide, handwriting in pencil reads: Jewelsburg (sic) Colo.
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