Abrupt Turn for the Thomas Flyer on a Village Street in Japan, New York to Paris Race, 1908
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The 1908 New York to Paris race was a 22,000-mile automobile endurance contest. After crossing the continental United States, teams shipped their vehicles to Asia. The Americans, driving a Thomas Flyer, disembarked in Japan in early May. As the Flyer and crew trekked carefully over the narrow Japanese roads, they encountered many inquisitive, courteous and helpful people.
The 1908 New York to Paris race was a 22,000-mile automobile endurance contest. After crossing the continental United States, teams shipped their vehicles to Asia. The Americans, driving a Thomas Flyer, disembarked in Japan in early May. As the Flyer and crew trekked carefully over the narrow Japanese roads, they encountered many inquisitive, courteous and helpful people.
Artifact
Lantern slide
Subject Date
1908
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1774.109
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Glass (Material)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 4 in
Inscriptions
Printed on mat of slide, left side: MADE BY C.D. ARNOLD, BUFFALO, N.Y. Printed at center bottom of slide: ABRUPT TURN IN VILLAGE STREET Handwritten in pencil on white label on side: Japan