Soldiers guarding racetrack, Michigan State Fairgrounds
Grab
Description
View of several soldiers guarding the racetrack at the Michigan State Fairgrounds. Exhibit sign overhead; tents in background. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, 1231 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich., telephone North 1745." Handwritten on back: "Automobile races, Sept. 26, 1911 at Mich. State Fair. Under Sam Butler's direction, soldiers kept crowd absolutely back from track."
Details
- Creator:
- Spooner & Wells
- Resource ID:
- na051452
- Subject:
- Soldiers--Michigan--Detroit
- Racetracks (Automobile racing)--Michigan--Detroit
- Michigan State Fair
- Photographers--Michigan--Detroit
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1911-09
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 4.5 x 6.5 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Collection:
- Lazarnick Collection
- Location:
- Race courses
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.