Convicts preparing road surface for race, 1908 Grand Prize races

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Description

View of prisoners, wearing striped uniforms, preparing road surface for the 1908 Grand Prize races in Savannah, Georgia. Horse-drawn wagons and wooden-frame house in background. Driver in racecar on right. Handwritten on back: "Races and racing--Grand Prize races, 1908."

Details

Resource ID:: na013356
Subject:: African American prisoners--Georgia--Savannah; Roads--Georgia--Savannah--Maintenance and repair; Horse-drawn vehicles--Georgia--Savannah; Automobiles, Racing--Georgia--Savannah; Automobile racing--Georgia--Savannah; Photographic prints
Date:: 1908
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 4.5 x 6.75 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Races and racing--Grand Prize Races, 1908 #32
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.