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- Leon Duray Being Timed at Culver City Speedway, California, 1927 - Leon Duray crossed the finish line in first place on March 6, 1927 at Culver City Speedway. From 1910-1930, most major American auto races were contested on tracks made of wood. These oval-shaped "board tracks" had high banked turns that allowed very high speeds but were also very dangerous.
- March 06, 1927
- Collections - Artifact
Leon Duray Being Timed at Culver City Speedway, California, 1927
Leon Duray crossed the finish line in first place on March 6, 1927 at Culver City Speedway. From 1910-1930, most major American auto races were contested on tracks made of wood. These oval-shaped "board tracks" had high banked turns that allowed very high speeds but were also very dangerous.
- Lead Sulfide Crystals, 1920-1930 -
- 1920-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Lead Sulfide Crystals, 1920-1930
- Ingersoll-Rand Number 90 Diesel-Electric Locomotive, 1926 - This is one of the earliest diesel-electric locomotives used on American railroads. Diesel-electrics offered many advantages over steam locomotives. They required less maintenance, were more fuel efficient, and could be operated by smaller crews. This locomotive's body houses an Ingersoll-Rand diesel engine that drives a General Electric generator, which in turn powers electric motors on the axles.
- 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Ingersoll-Rand Number 90 Diesel-Electric Locomotive, 1926
This is one of the earliest diesel-electric locomotives used on American railroads. Diesel-electrics offered many advantages over steam locomotives. They required less maintenance, were more fuel efficient, and could be operated by smaller crews. This locomotive's body houses an Ingersoll-Rand diesel engine that drives a General Electric generator, which in turn powers electric motors on the axles.