Aftermath of grandstand collapse, 1911 Elgin National Stock Chassis races

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Description

View of the aftermath of grandstand collapse during the 1911 Elgin National Stock Chassis races in Illinois. Men in foreground pick up chairs. Handwritten on back: "The wrecked grandstand in which 30 were injured."

Details

Resource ID:: na051595
Subject:: Grandstands--Illinois--Elgin; Structural failures--Illinois--Elgin; Chairs--Illinois--Elgin; Automobile racing--Illinois--Elgin; Photographic prints
Date:: 1911-08
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 4.5 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.