Man Holding Spear to Thomas Flyer Tire in Seattle, Washington, on Pathfinder Tour before the New York to Seattle Race, 1909

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Artifact Overview

The 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, like other world's fairs in the early 1900s, hosted a recreated Philippine village. This exhibit put native peoples on display for the entertainment of fairgoers. This staged image shows a man spearing a tire on the famous Thomas Flyer -- winner of the 1908 New York to Paris race and pathfinder for the 1909 New York to Seattle race.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Lantern slide

Subject Date

1909

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.1.1774.326

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.