Men transporting Mrs. Ralph Graham on stretcher after grandstand collapse, 1911 Elgin National Stock Chassis races

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View of men transporting Mrs. Ralph Graham, daughter of Senator William Lorimer, on stretcher after the grandstand collapse during the 1911 Elgin National Stock Chassis races in Illinois. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, 1231 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich., telephone North 1745." Handwritten on back: "Carrying Senator Lorimer's daughter across to the hospital, after the grandstand accident."

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Creator:: Spooner & Wells
Resource ID:: na051617
Subject:: Transport of sick and wounded--Illinois--Elgin; Lorimer, William, 1861-1934--Family; Structural failures--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.