Thomas Flyer Team at Ames Brothers Pyramid, Sherman, Wyoming, during the 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 through Wyoming, they stopped at the Ames Monument, which marked the highest point on the transcontinental railroad.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Lantern slide
Subject Date
09 March 1908
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1774.63
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:
AMES MONUMENT IN MEMORY OF / OLIVER & OAKES AMES WHO BUILT UNION / PACIFIC. SHERMAN, WYOMING
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