Ralph De Palma and passenger in Mercedes racecar, 1914 Elgin Races

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Description

View of driver Ralph De Palma and passenger racing Mercedes car no. 10 on Hornbeck turn during the 1914 Elgin Races in Illinois. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, 1231 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich." Handwritten on back: "Ralph De Palma in Mercedes #10 rounding Hornbecks turn. Elgin Races, 1914."

Details

Creator:: Spooner & Wells
Resource ID:: na050689
Subject:: Automobiles, Racing--Illinois--Elgin; Mercedes automobiles; Automobile racing--Illinois--Elgin; Photographers--Michigan--Detroit; Photographic prints
Date:: 1914
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 4.5 x 6.5 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Races and racing--Elgin Races, 1914
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.