Harry Grant in Alco racecar crossing finish line, 1911 Elgin National Stock Chassis races

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Description

View of Harry Grant in Alco car no. 1 crossing finish line during the 1911 Elgin National Stock Chassis races in Illinois. Spectators in grandstand on left. "Start and finish" banner suspended over racetrack. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, 1231 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich., telephone North 1745." Handwritten on back: "Harry Grant, Alco #1, second Elgin race."

Details

Creator:: Spooner & Wells
Resource ID:: na051577
Subject:: Automobiles, Racing--Illinois--Elgin; American Locomotive Company; Automobile racing fans--Illinois--Elgin; Automobile racing--Illinois--Elgin; Photographers--Michigan--Detroit; Photographic prints
Date:: 1911-08
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 4.25 x 6.5 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Races and racing--Elgin, 1911
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.