Horses and Wagon Mired in Mud, 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. In May, the three remaining teams headed west from Vladivostok, Russia. Roads in Siberia were muddy and sometimes impassable. Getting stuck seemed to be a common occurrence.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Lantern slide
Subject Date
1908
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1774.148
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 reads:
TITLE Bog down Siberia / SET No NYP 160 / SLIDE No _
Partially seen at bottom of label:
RILEY OPTICAL INSTRUMENT CO ___ NY
Written under image on back if held up sideways, with loupe and good light:
CHINESE HORSES AND WAGON MIRED
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