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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.
- 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.
- 1928 Ford Model A Sedan - Hector Quevedo Abarzua grew up in Chile admiring Henry Ford. Abarzua collected three Model A Fords and used the best parts from each to create this sedan. In October 1992, he and his son Hugo set out with the car on a 22,000-mile drive from Punta Arenas to Henry Ford Museum, arriving in December 1994 and fulfilling a lifelong dream.
- 1928
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1928 Ford Model A Sedan
Hector Quevedo Abarzua grew up in Chile admiring Henry Ford. Abarzua collected three Model A Fords and used the best parts from each to create this sedan. In October 1992, he and his son Hugo set out with the car on a 22,000-mile drive from Punta Arenas to Henry Ford Museum, arriving in December 1994 and fulfilling a lifelong dream.
- "Motor Life," March 1924 - The growth of automobile ownership and development of good roads drove more Americans to explore the country in the 1920s. <em>Motor Life</em> offered a number of interesting articles for the motor tourists. Readers of this issue could learn about traveling across the country, as well as view a map of available transcontinental routes.
- March 01, 1924
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"Motor Life," March 1924
The growth of automobile ownership and development of good roads drove more Americans to explore the country in the 1920s. Motor Life offered a number of interesting articles for the motor tourists. Readers of this issue could learn about traveling across the country, as well as view a map of available transcontinental routes.
- 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.
- George W. Nellis Jr. with a High-Wheel Bicycle, 1887 - George W. Nellis, Jr., had read about the pioneering cyclists who had pedaled across the continent in the mid-1880s. In 1887 he set off on his own adventure. Leaving his hometown of Herkimer, New York, Nellis traveled over 3000 miles in 72 days before reaching his destination, San Francisco, California. This photograph shows Nellis at the end of his journey.
- 1887
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George W. Nellis Jr. with a High-Wheel Bicycle, 1887
George W. Nellis, Jr., had read about the pioneering cyclists who had pedaled across the continent in the mid-1880s. In 1887 he set off on his own adventure. Leaving his hometown of Herkimer, New York, Nellis traveled over 3000 miles in 72 days before reaching his destination, San Francisco, California. This photograph shows Nellis at the end of his journey.
- Thomas Flyer and Team during the Pathfinder Tour before the New York to Seattle Race, 1909 - The famous Thomas Flyer -- winner of the 1908 New York to Paris race -- was chosen as the pathfinder for the 1909 New York to Seattle race. As the pathfinder, the Flyer laid out the route that race participants would follow a few months later. This lantern slide shows the Flyer stopped somewhere in the western United States.
- 1909
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Thomas Flyer and Team during the Pathfinder Tour before the New York to Seattle Race, 1909
The famous Thomas Flyer -- winner of the 1908 New York to Paris race -- was chosen as the pathfinder for the 1909 New York to Seattle race. As the pathfinder, the Flyer laid out the route that race participants would follow a few months later. This lantern slide shows the Flyer stopped somewhere in the western United States.
- Boosting Thomas Flyer onto Wooden Deck, Pathfinder Tour before the New York to Seattle Race, 1909 - The famous Thomas Flyer -- winner of the 1908 New York to Paris race -- was chosen as the pathfinder for the 1909 New York to Seattle race. As the pathfinder, the Flyer laid out the route that race participants would follow a few months later. This image shows the Flyer being moved onto a bridge deck, or perhaps being loaded onto a ferry.
- 1909
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Boosting Thomas Flyer onto Wooden Deck, Pathfinder Tour before the New York to Seattle Race, 1909
The famous Thomas Flyer -- winner of the 1908 New York to Paris race -- was chosen as the pathfinder for the 1909 New York to Seattle race. As the pathfinder, the Flyer laid out the route that race participants would follow a few months later. This image shows the Flyer being moved onto a bridge deck, or perhaps being loaded onto a ferry.
- Thomas Flyer during the Pathfinder Tour before the New York to Seattle Race, 1909 - The famous Thomas Flyer -- winner of the 1908 New York to Paris race -- was chosen as the pathfinder for the 1909 New York to Seattle race. As the pathfinder, the Flyer laid out the route that race participants would follow a few months later. This lantern slide shows the Flyer blazing the trail through the western forests.
- 1909
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Thomas Flyer during the Pathfinder Tour before the New York to Seattle Race, 1909
The famous Thomas Flyer -- winner of the 1908 New York to Paris race -- was chosen as the pathfinder for the 1909 New York to Seattle race. As the pathfinder, the Flyer laid out the route that race participants would follow a few months later. This lantern slide shows the Flyer blazing the trail through the western forests.
- George Miller Driving Thomas Flyer off a Ferry, Pathfinder Tour before the New York to Seattle Race, 1909 - The famous Thomas Flyer -- winner of the 1908 New York to Paris race -- was chosen as the pathfinder for the 1909 New York to Seattle race. As the pathfinder, the Flyer laid out the route that race participants would follow a few months later. At river crossings, the vehicles would employ local ferries to transport them to the other side.
- 1909
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George Miller Driving Thomas Flyer off a Ferry, Pathfinder Tour before the New York to Seattle Race, 1909
The famous Thomas Flyer -- winner of the 1908 New York to Paris race -- was chosen as the pathfinder for the 1909 New York to Seattle race. As the pathfinder, the Flyer laid out the route that race participants would follow a few months later. At river crossings, the vehicles would employ local ferries to transport them to the other side.
- Thomas Flyer Team Driving in Snow, Pathfinder Tour before the New York to Seattle Race, 1909 - The famous Thomas Flyer -- winner of the 1908 New York to Paris race -- was chosen as the pathfinder for the 1909 New York to Seattle race. As the pathfinder, the Flyer laid out the route that race participants would follow a few months later. This mission did not exempt the Flyer from struggling over snow-covered roads as this image illustrates.
- 1909
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Thomas Flyer Team Driving in Snow, Pathfinder Tour before the New York to Seattle Race, 1909
The famous Thomas Flyer -- winner of the 1908 New York to Paris race -- was chosen as the pathfinder for the 1909 New York to Seattle race. As the pathfinder, the Flyer laid out the route that race participants would follow a few months later. This mission did not exempt the Flyer from struggling over snow-covered roads as this image illustrates.