Horse-Drawn Sled Caught in Impassable Snow near Valdez, Alaska, New York to Paris Race, 1908
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Artifact Overview
The American team in the 1908 New York to Paris race was the only team to make it to Alaska. The team made initial attempts to find a route through the Alaskan territory. Soon after arrival, race officials decided that all vehicles should be shipped to Vladivostok, Russia -- bypassing Alaska. The race would restart from there.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Lantern slide
Subject Date
1908
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1774.99
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Glass (Material)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 4 in
Inscriptions
Label adhered to side of glass lantern slide, handwriting in pencil reads:
Valdez Alaska / (impassable)
Printed in white ink, lower edge of image:
RESULT OF TRYING TO GO AROUND THE CHUCK HOLES
Text printed on side of border:
MADE BY C.D. ARNOLD, BUFFALO, N.Y.
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