Drivers and Riding Mechanics at W. F. Cody's Home in North Platte, Nebraska, New York to Paris Race, 1908
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Artifact Overview
In 1908, six automobiles raced around the globe from New York City to Paris, France. The contest took 169 days, covered 22,000 miles and spanned three continents. By March, the American team in a Thomas Flyer was leading the five remaining cars. As the Americans headed west through Nebraska, they stopped in North Platte at the home of "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Lantern slide
Subject Date
1908
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1774.51
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:
Col Cody (Buffalo Bill) / North Platte, Nebr.
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