"A Stop at a Russian Military Post" for the Thomas Flyer, 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. Teams would have to drive their cars through cold, snow and rain and usually on poor roads. After leaving Vladivostok, Russia, in May, the cars followed the Trans-Siberian Railway. A series of Russian army garrisons along the route protected and greeted the teams as they passed.
The 1908 New York to Paris race was a 22,000-mile automobile endurance contest. Teams would have to drive their cars through cold, snow and rain and usually on poor roads. After leaving Vladivostok, Russia, in May, the cars followed the Trans-Siberian Railway. A series of Russian army garrisons along the route protected and greeted the teams as they passed.
Artifact
Lantern slide
Subject Date
1908
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1774.136
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: 50 mi. from / Vladivostock (sic) / RASDOLNIA [?] Handwritten in red ink on lower edge of glass: A STOP AT A RUSSIAN MILITARY OUTPOST
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