Seesaw demonstration of Oldsmobile automobiles

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Description

View of motorists in three Oldsmobile cars on seesaw during demonstration at Grosse Pointe track of Detroit Driving Club. Handwritten on back: "Oldsmobile, 1902 [sic]. This see-saw demonstration of maneuverability of curved-dash Oldsmobile runabout was staged at Grosse Pointe track of Detroit Driving Club in October 1901, when Henry Ford won his first race against Alexander Winton."

Details

Resource ID:: na010010
Subject:: Oldsmobile automobile; Seesaw--Michigan--Grosse Pointe; Photographic prints
Date:: 1901-10-10
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Oldsmobile #2
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.