Harry Reynolds, #6 Isotta, Glendale, California, 1915

Summary

Glendale, California, hosted a road race in January 1915. The two-mile course ran through the heart of the city, with four sharp and challenging turns. Eleven drivers and cars started the 100-mile race. Eddie O'Donnell took the checkered flag with a Duesenberg. He finished in about 2 hours and 7 minutes with an average race speed of around 47 mph.

Glendale, California, hosted a road race in January 1915. The two-mile course ran through the heart of the city, with four sharp and challenging turns. Eleven drivers and cars started the 100-mile race. Eddie O'Donnell took the checkered flag with a Duesenberg. He finished in about 2 hours and 7 minutes with an average race speed of around 47 mph.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1915

Collection Title

Phil Harms Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.103.P.O.56

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 5.00 in

Width: 7.00 in

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