Al Menasco's Cycle Car, McAlister Street Shop, San Francisco, California, 1915
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For 1915, both the Vanderbilt Cup and American Grand Prize road races moved to San Francisco. The competitions tied in with the city's Panama-Pacific International Exposition, which celebrated the completion of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of the Pacific Ocean's discovery. British driver Dario Resta won both races in the #9 Peugeot.
For 1915, both the Vanderbilt Cup and American Grand Prize road races moved to San Francisco. The competitions tied in with the city's Panama-Pacific International Exposition, which celebrated the completion of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of the Pacific Ocean's discovery. British driver Dario Resta won both races in the #9 Peugeot.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1915
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.103.P.O.50
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.00 in
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