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- "Protector" Racing Goggles with Case, circa 1930 - Italian photographer and optician Giuseppe Ratti formed his eyewear company in 1917. Initially, Ratti produced "Protector" brand goggles for airplane pilots and race car drivers -- two occupations that required maximum protection for the eyes with minimum interference to vision. The company later introduced "Persol" brand sunglasses.
- circa 1930
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"Protector" Racing Goggles with Case, circa 1930
Italian photographer and optician Giuseppe Ratti formed his eyewear company in 1917. Initially, Ratti produced "Protector" brand goggles for airplane pilots and race car drivers -- two occupations that required maximum protection for the eyes with minimum interference to vision. The company later introduced "Persol" brand sunglasses.
- Ford Motor Company Worker Safety Poster, "Safety First. Save Your Eyes, Use Goggles," 1924 -
- 1924
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Ford Motor Company Worker Safety Poster, "Safety First. Save Your Eyes, Use Goggles," 1924
- Automobile Racing Goggles, Used by Joe Tracy, circa 1905 - Drivers racing in early open cars -- most without windshields -- faced particular dangers to their eyes. Dust, mud or oil could make it difficult to see the track, and flying stones might cause permanent injury. Goggles were essential equipment. These goggles belonged to Joe Tracy, who drove the Locomobile race car "Old 16" in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup race.
- circa 1905
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Automobile Racing Goggles, Used by Joe Tracy, circa 1905
Drivers racing in early open cars -- most without windshields -- faced particular dangers to their eyes. Dust, mud or oil could make it difficult to see the track, and flying stones might cause permanent injury. Goggles were essential equipment. These goggles belonged to Joe Tracy, who drove the Locomobile race car "Old 16" in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup race.
- Fredrickson Family with Ford Model T during Cross-Country Tour, 1908 - Edwin A. Fredrickson and his parents pose with their 1908 Model T. The group appears to be traveling to Toledo, Buffalo, and Niagara as noted by the pennants adorning the automobile. The travelers are also dressed for the excursion. Their driving clothing -- duster jackets, goggles, scarves, boots, and caps -- protects against dust, mud, bugs, and weather.
- 1908
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Fredrickson Family with Ford Model T during Cross-Country Tour, 1908
Edwin A. Fredrickson and his parents pose with their 1908 Model T. The group appears to be traveling to Toledo, Buffalo, and Niagara as noted by the pennants adorning the automobile. The travelers are also dressed for the excursion. Their driving clothing -- duster jackets, goggles, scarves, boots, and caps -- protects against dust, mud, bugs, and weather.
- Race Driver Louis Chevrolet, circa 1913 - Swiss-born racing driver Louis Chevrolet immigrated to the United States in 1900. Chevrolet built an impressive career, competing four times each in the Vanderbilt Cup and the Indianapolis 500. But he is best remembered for co-founding Chevrolet Motor Company with Billy Durant in 1911. Chevrolet left his eponymous car company before its merger with General Motors in 1918.
- circa 1913
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Race Driver Louis Chevrolet, circa 1913
Swiss-born racing driver Louis Chevrolet immigrated to the United States in 1900. Chevrolet built an impressive career, competing four times each in the Vanderbilt Cup and the Indianapolis 500. But he is best remembered for co-founding Chevrolet Motor Company with Billy Durant in 1911. Chevrolet left his eponymous car company before its merger with General Motors in 1918.
- Racing Goggles Worn by Jack Brabham during 1966 Formula One Season - Australian driver Jack Brabham won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship three times: in 1959, 1960, and 1966 -- the season in which he used these goggles. Brabham began racing his own cars for his own team in 1962. Though he retired from competitive driving in 1970, Brabham stayed active in motorsport for the remainder of his life.
- 1966
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Racing Goggles Worn by Jack Brabham during 1966 Formula One Season
Australian driver Jack Brabham won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship three times: in 1959, 1960, and 1966 -- the season in which he used these goggles. Brabham began racing his own cars for his own team in 1962. Though he retired from competitive driving in 1970, Brabham stayed active in motorsport for the remainder of his life.
- Woman Dressed in Motoring Clothes, Hat and Goggles, circa 1910 - This photograph show a woman dressed for a drive in an open car. The perceived masculine nature of driving automobiles and wearing protective clothes did not stop some women from getting behind the wheel.
- circa 1910
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Woman Dressed in Motoring Clothes, Hat and Goggles, circa 1910
This photograph show a woman dressed for a drive in an open car. The perceived masculine nature of driving automobiles and wearing protective clothes did not stop some women from getting behind the wheel.
- "The Rainy Day" Driving Goggles and Eye Protectors, E.B. Meyrowitz, circa 1905 - Early automobiles usually had no permanent tops and exposed drivers and passengers to the elements. Motorists needed protective clothing and gear as they travelled American roads. E.B. Meyrowitz sold goggles and other protective eyeware through this catalog. Goggles kept automobile occupants' eyes safe from flying dirt, dust, and mud.
- circa 1905
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"The Rainy Day" Driving Goggles and Eye Protectors, E.B. Meyrowitz, circa 1905
Early automobiles usually had no permanent tops and exposed drivers and passengers to the elements. Motorists needed protective clothing and gear as they travelled American roads. E.B. Meyrowitz sold goggles and other protective eyeware through this catalog. Goggles kept automobile occupants' eyes safe from flying dirt, dust, and mud.
- Driving Goggles, 1907-1910 - Early automobiles usually had no permanent tops and exposed drivers and passengers to the elements. Motorists needed protective clothing and gear as they travelled American roads. This pair of goggles kept automobile occupants' eyes safe from flying dirt, dust, and mud.
- 1907-1910
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Driving Goggles, 1907-1910
Early automobiles usually had no permanent tops and exposed drivers and passengers to the elements. Motorists needed protective clothing and gear as they travelled American roads. This pair of goggles kept automobile occupants' eyes safe from flying dirt, dust, and mud.
- Railroad Workmen at Jake's Oil Shanty, East Altoona, Pennsylvania, circa 1895 - Nine railroaders posed with some of their tools for this scene captured at East Altoona, Pennsylvania, circa 1895. Altoona was home to the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Works -- its main locomotive and car shops -- and was a classic railroad town heavily dependent on rail-related jobs. At its peak in the 1920s, the Altoona Works employed 15,000 of the city's 60,000 residents.
- circa 1895
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Railroad Workmen at Jake's Oil Shanty, East Altoona, Pennsylvania, circa 1895
Nine railroaders posed with some of their tools for this scene captured at East Altoona, Pennsylvania, circa 1895. Altoona was home to the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Works -- its main locomotive and car shops -- and was a classic railroad town heavily dependent on rail-related jobs. At its peak in the 1920s, the Altoona Works employed 15,000 of the city's 60,000 residents.