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- View at the 1895 Chicago Times-Herald Automobile Race - On November 28, 1895, the <EM>Chicago Times-Herald</EM> sponsored the first organized automobile race in the United States. Snowy weather further complicated the difficult 54-mile course from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois, and back. Six vehicles entered the race, but the $2,000 prize went to a Duryea runabout that finished first with a time of 10 hours and 23 minutes.
- November 28, 1895
- Collections - Artifact
View at the 1895 Chicago Times-Herald Automobile Race
On November 28, 1895, the Chicago Times-Herald sponsored the first organized automobile race in the United States. Snowy weather further complicated the difficult 54-mile course from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois, and back. Six vehicles entered the race, but the $2,000 prize went to a Duryea runabout that finished first with a time of 10 hours and 23 minutes.
- View at the 1895 Chicago Times-Herald Automobile Race - On November 28, 1895, the <EM>Chicago Times-Herald</EM> sponsored the first organized automobile race in the United States. Snowy weather further complicated the difficult 54-mile course from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois, and back. Six vehicles entered the race, but the $2,000 prize went to a Duryea runabout that finished first with a time of 10 hours and 23 minutes.
- November 28, 1895
- Collections - Artifact
View at the 1895 Chicago Times-Herald Automobile Race
On November 28, 1895, the Chicago Times-Herald sponsored the first organized automobile race in the United States. Snowy weather further complicated the difficult 54-mile course from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois, and back. Six vehicles entered the race, but the $2,000 prize went to a Duryea runabout that finished first with a time of 10 hours and 23 minutes.
- View at the 1895 Chicago Times-Herald Automobile Race - On November 28, 1895, the <EM>Chicago Times-Herald</EM> sponsored the first organized automobile race in the United States. Snowy weather further complicated the difficult 54-mile course from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois, and back. Six vehicles entered the race, but the $2,000 prize went to a Duryea runabout that finished first with a time of 10 hours and 23 minutes.
- November 28, 1895
- Collections - Artifact
View at the 1895 Chicago Times-Herald Automobile Race
On November 28, 1895, the Chicago Times-Herald sponsored the first organized automobile race in the United States. Snowy weather further complicated the difficult 54-mile course from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois, and back. Six vehicles entered the race, but the $2,000 prize went to a Duryea runabout that finished first with a time of 10 hours and 23 minutes.
- Duryea Motor Wagon at the 1895 Chicago Times-Herald Race - Frank J. Duryea sits at the tiller of the horseless carriage he designed, built, and drove to victory in the 1895 <EM>Chicago Times-Herald</EM> race. Beside him is umpire Arthur W. White. The event, held November 28, was the first official auto race in the United States.
- November 28, 1895
- Collections - Artifact
Duryea Motor Wagon at the 1895 Chicago Times-Herald Race
Frank J. Duryea sits at the tiller of the horseless carriage he designed, built, and drove to victory in the 1895 Chicago Times-Herald race. Beside him is umpire Arthur W. White. The event, held November 28, was the first official auto race in the United States.
- View at the 1895 Chicago Times-Herald Automobile Race - On November 28, 1895, the <EM>Chicago Times-Herald</EM> sponsored the first organized automobile race in the United States. Snowy weather further complicated the difficult 54-mile course from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois, and back. Six vehicles entered the race, but the $2,000 prize went to a Duryea runabout that finished first with a time of 10 hours and 23 minutes.
- November 28, 1895
- Collections - Artifact
View at the 1895 Chicago Times-Herald Automobile Race
On November 28, 1895, the Chicago Times-Herald sponsored the first organized automobile race in the United States. Snowy weather further complicated the difficult 54-mile course from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois, and back. Six vehicles entered the race, but the $2,000 prize went to a Duryea runabout that finished first with a time of 10 hours and 23 minutes.