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- Two-Millionth Ford Car on the 'Roads of the Pacific' Exhibit, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - In June 1935, the two-millionth Ford V-8 automobile rolled off the Rouge Plant assembly line. Driven by Jimmy Rooney, a goodwill ambassador for Ford Motor Company, the sedan embarked on a transcontinental public relations tour from Dearborn, Michigan, to San Diego, California. Visitors welcomed the famous V-8 with fanfare when it finally arrived at the California Pacific International Exposition.
- July 06, 1935
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Two-Millionth Ford Car on the 'Roads of the Pacific' Exhibit, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
In June 1935, the two-millionth Ford V-8 automobile rolled off the Rouge Plant assembly line. Driven by Jimmy Rooney, a goodwill ambassador for Ford Motor Company, the sedan embarked on a transcontinental public relations tour from Dearborn, Michigan, to San Diego, California. Visitors welcomed the famous V-8 with fanfare when it finally arrived at the California Pacific International Exposition.
- Cooper, Maserati, and Scarab Race Cars in the Pacific Grand Prix, Monterey, California, October 1961 - Dave Friedman captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, cars, drivers, and teams. The 1961 Pacific Grand Prix took place at Laguna Seca Raceway near Monterey, California. Sir Stirling Moss claimed the victory in a Lotus 19 Monte Carlo powered by a Coventry Climax FPF engine.
- 20 October 1961 - 22 October 1961
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Cooper, Maserati, and Scarab Race Cars in the Pacific Grand Prix, Monterey, California, October 1961
Dave Friedman captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, cars, drivers, and teams. The 1961 Pacific Grand Prix took place at Laguna Seca Raceway near Monterey, California. Sir Stirling Moss claimed the victory in a Lotus 19 Monte Carlo powered by a Coventry Climax FPF engine.
- James Cagney with Two-Millionth Ford V-8, Courtyard of Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935 - In June 1935, the two-millionth Ford V-8 automobile rolled off the Rouge Plant assembly line. Driven by Jimmy Rooney, a goodwill ambassador for Ford, the sedan embarked on a public relations tour from Dearborn, Michigan, to San Diego, California. Visitors, including some famous actors, welcomed the famous V-8 with fanfare when it finally arrived at the California Pacific International Exposition.
- 1935
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James Cagney with Two-Millionth Ford V-8, Courtyard of Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935
In June 1935, the two-millionth Ford V-8 automobile rolled off the Rouge Plant assembly line. Driven by Jimmy Rooney, a goodwill ambassador for Ford, the sedan embarked on a public relations tour from Dearborn, Michigan, to San Diego, California. Visitors, including some famous actors, welcomed the famous V-8 with fanfare when it finally arrived at the California Pacific International Exposition.
- Ford Model T Race Cars during the New York to Seattle Transcontinental Race, June 1909 - These Ford Model Ts are headed from New York to Seattle in America's first transcontinental race. Six cars battled over 4,106 miles of bad roads, trails, and wilderness. The Model Ts took first and third (though one was later disqualified for an illegal mid-race axle change), illustrating their hardy ability to surmount deep ruts, big rocks, and muddy terrain.
- June 01, 1909
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Ford Model T Race Cars during the New York to Seattle Transcontinental Race, June 1909
These Ford Model Ts are headed from New York to Seattle in America's first transcontinental race. Six cars battled over 4,106 miles of bad roads, trails, and wilderness. The Model Ts took first and third (though one was later disqualified for an illegal mid-race axle change), illustrating their hardy ability to surmount deep ruts, big rocks, and muddy terrain.
- The Thomas Flyer Team aboard the SS Shawmut, Journeying to Japan, New York to Paris Race, 1908 - In early April, officials for the 1908 New York to Paris race decided that the remaining teams should ship their vehicles from the west coast of the United States to Asia. Instead of crossing the Bering Strait from Alaska into Russia, the race would begin again in Vladivostok. The now-trailing American team crossed the Pacific on the SS <em>Shawmut</em>.
- 1908
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The Thomas Flyer Team aboard the SS Shawmut, Journeying to Japan, New York to Paris Race, 1908
In early April, officials for the 1908 New York to Paris race decided that the remaining teams should ship their vehicles from the west coast of the United States to Asia. Instead of crossing the Bering Strait from Alaska into Russia, the race would begin again in Vladivostok. The now-trailing American team crossed the Pacific on the SS Shawmut.
- Lincoln Beachey Stunt Flying over San Francisco, California, circa 1915 - Lincoln Beachey is remembered as America's first great stunt flyer. He perfected a series of aerobatic maneuvers -- including spins, dives, spirals, and loops -- and earned fame and fortune by staging heart-stopping exhibition flights for audiences across the country. Beachey died when the wings broke loose from his airplane during a stunt flight over San Francisco Bay in 1915.
- circa 1915
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Lincoln Beachey Stunt Flying over San Francisco, California, circa 1915
Lincoln Beachey is remembered as America's first great stunt flyer. He perfected a series of aerobatic maneuvers -- including spins, dives, spirals, and loops -- and earned fame and fortune by staging heart-stopping exhibition flights for audiences across the country. Beachey died when the wings broke loose from his airplane during a stunt flight over San Francisco Bay in 1915.
- Magnavox Speaker Driver, Used Inside the Tower of Jewels Building, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915 -
- 1915
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Magnavox Speaker Driver, Used Inside the Tower of Jewels Building, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915
- Modern Train from New York, to Sacramento, California, with Pullman's Palace Cars, circa 1870 - The completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 dramatically improved travel between the eastern United States and California. Pullman quickly began operating first-class trains over the new route on an 81-hour schedule between Omaha, Nebraska, and San Francisco. A journey that had taken months by wagon was reduced to a matter of days by the railroad.
- circa 1870
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Modern Train from New York, to Sacramento, California, with Pullman's Palace Cars, circa 1870
The completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 dramatically improved travel between the eastern United States and California. Pullman quickly began operating first-class trains over the new route on an 81-hour schedule between Omaha, Nebraska, and San Francisco. A journey that had taken months by wagon was reduced to a matter of days by the railroad.
- Aerial View of Ford Exhibit Building at California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, California, 1935 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego, constructing the fair's largest and most popular exhibition. Ford's massive Exposition building enclosed an open-air courtyard with a V-8 emblem-shaped fountain.
- 1935
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Aerial View of Ford Exhibit Building at California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, California, 1935
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego, constructing the fair's largest and most popular exhibition. Ford's massive Exposition building enclosed an open-air courtyard with a V-8 emblem-shaped fountain.
- Driver Tom Fetch in "Old Pacific" on the Cross-Country Trip Sponsored by Packard Motor Car Company, 1903 - In 1903, two men drove a Packard Model F nicknamed "Old Pacific" from San Francisco to New York. It was the second automobile to complete the epic journey. Few roads stretched west of the Mississippi, and if the men encountered a problem, they had to solve it themselves. This photograph shows a desolate landscape, the dust-covered Packard, and E.T. "Tom" Fetch.
- 1903
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Driver Tom Fetch in "Old Pacific" on the Cross-Country Trip Sponsored by Packard Motor Car Company, 1903
In 1903, two men drove a Packard Model F nicknamed "Old Pacific" from San Francisco to New York. It was the second automobile to complete the epic journey. Few roads stretched west of the Mississippi, and if the men encountered a problem, they had to solve it themselves. This photograph shows a desolate landscape, the dust-covered Packard, and E.T. "Tom" Fetch.