Thomas Flyer Team Hauling the German Protos Car Out of the Mud in Russia, New York to Paris Race, 1908
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Artifact Overview
The 1908 New York to Paris race was a 22,000-mile automobile endurance contest. Teams would have to drive their cars through cold, snow and rain and usually on poor roads. Outside of Vladivostok, Russia, the German team's car became mired in the Siberian mud. The lagging American team came upon the stuck Germans, offered a hand, and pulled them out.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Lantern slide
Subject Date
1908
Creators
Creator Notes
George MacAdam is credited for the original photograph by George Schuster in his book, " The Longest Auto Race."
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1774.143
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
No label.
Handwritten in pencil on side:
Protos car / 209
Text in image at lower edge reads:
ANOTHER VIEW OF THOMAS HAULING PROTOS OUT OF MUD
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