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

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Men transporting Mrs. Ralph Graham on stretcher after grandstand collapse, 1911 Elgin National Stock Chassis races
Description:
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."
Details
Resource ID:
na051617
Creator:
Spooner & Wells
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 Issued:
1911-08
Format:
1 photographic print ; 4.5 x 6.5 in.
Member of:
National Automotive History Collection
Lazarnick Collection
Filing Location:
Races and racing--Elgin, 1911
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.