Pulling Thomas Flyer Out of Mud in Russia, New York to Paris Race, 1908
THF72209 / Pulling Thomas Flyer Out of 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. 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
92.1.1774.149
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
Labels adhered to side of glass lantern slide, handwriting in pencil and ink reads:
Siberia / 151
Text on side of slide reads:
MADE BY C.D. ARNOLD, BUFFALO, N.Y.
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