Spencer Wishart crossing finish line in Mercedes racecar, 1911 Fairmount Park races
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Description
View of Spencer Wishart racing Mercedes car no. 17 across finish line during the 1911 Fairmount Park races in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Official waves flag; spectators in stands. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, telephones 3472-3473 Columbus, 1931 Broadway, New York." Handwritten on back: "Wishart, Mercedes, winner Div. Five, second time prize. Races and racing--Fairmount Park races, 1911."
Details
- Creator:
- Spooner & Wells
- Resource ID:
- na012558
- Subject:
- Automobiles, Racing--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- Mercedes automobiles
- Fairmount Park Motor Race (1911)
- Automobile racing--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- Photographers--New York (State)--New York
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1911-10
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 5 x 7 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Collection:
- Lazarnick Collection
- Location:
- Races and racing--Fairmount Park races, 1911 #3
- Negative Number:
- Negative #C13,084
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.