Spencer Wishart crossing finish line in Mercedes racecar, 1911 Fairmount Park races

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Spencer Wishart crossing finish line in Mercedes racecar, 1911 Fairmount Park races
Description:
View of Spencer Wishart racing Mercedes car no. 17 across finish line during the 1911 Fairmount Park races in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Racing official waves checkered flag; spectators in background. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, telephones 3472-3473 Columbus, 1931 Broadway, New York." Handwritten on back: "Wishart, Mercedes finishing, winner Div. 5C [undecipherable]. Races and racing--Fairmount Park races, 1911."
Details
Resource ID:
na012508
Creator:
Spooner & Wells
Subject:
Automobiles, Racing--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Mercedes automobiles
Sports officials--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Fairmount Park Motor Race (1911)
Automobile racing--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Photographers--New York (State)--New York
Photographic prints
Date Issued:
1911-10
Format:
1 photographic print ; 5 x 7 in.
Member of:
National Automotive History Collection
Lazarnick Collection
Filing Location:
Races and racing--Fairmount Park races, 1911 #1
Negative Number:
Negative #C13,000
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.