Sturges electric automobile, 1895 Chicago Times-Herald Race
Description:
View of men surrounding Sturges electric motor wagon no. 25 on the Rush Street Bridge during the 1895 Chicago Times-Herald Race. Typed on back: "Subject: Races & racing--Chicago Times Herald. Collection: MS3/Charles E. Duryea Collection. Date: 28 Nov.1895. Source: Estate of Charles E. & M. Jerry Duryea. I.D.: Sturges electric, number 25. Unable to finish race, being helped at the Rush Street Bridge, Chicago." Advertisement for American Machinist magazine printed on back. Handwritten on back: "Sturges, Rush St. Bridge, Nov. 28, 1895."
