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Louis Nikrent's Car during the Santa Monica Road Race, Santa Monica, California, 1913

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Artifact Overview

Louis Nikrent kicks up dust in his #5 Mercer during the Santa Monica Road Race in the 1913 Grand Prix season. He finished third behind fellow Americans Earl Cooper and Barney Oldfield. Santa Monica was the season's only race won by an American driver.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

09 August 1913

Subject Date

09 August 1913

Collection Title

Henry Austin Clark, Jr. Photograph Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.150.9616.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Toning (photography)

Color

Brown
Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

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