Crowd gathering in front of pits on racetrack, 1911 Elgin National Stock Chassis races

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Description

View of crowd of spectators gathering in front of pits during the 1911 Elgin National Stock Chassis races in Illinois. "Start and finish" banner is suspended over racetrack. Judges' stand on right. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, 1231 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich., telephone North 1745." Handwritten on back: "Crowd along the pits before start."

Details

Creator:: Spooner & Wells
Resource ID:: na051615
Subject:: Automobile racing fans--Illinois--Elgin; Pit crews--Illinois--Elgin; Racetracks (Automobile racing)--Illinois--Elgin; Automobile racing--Illinois--Elgin; Photographers--Michigan--Detroit; 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.