Atlantic City Automobile Club Trophy Won by Charles Bacharach Driving a Packard, 1905
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Artifact Overview
The flat, smooth sand beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey, hosted several early automobile races. The Atlantic City Automobile Club organized the first competition there in 1905. This first-place trophy, for the one-mile race in the heavyweight cars division, went to Charles Bacharach and his 28-horsepower Packard. Bacharach covered the mile in 1 minute and 15 seconds.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Trophy (Object)
Date Made
1905
Subject Date
02 September 1905
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2004.0.9.40
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Silver (Metal)
Color
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 11.125 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Engraved on obverse: ATLANTIC CITY AUTOMOBILE CLUB / FIRST PRIZE / ONE MILE HEAVYWEIGHT CARS / SEP 2ND 1905 / WON BY
On bottom: 1312 / 4 PTS / J.E. CALDWELL & CO / PHILADELPHIA / 925 / STERLING / 1000
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