Tollgate, Automobile Race 2

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Bibliographic Information

Title

Tollgate, Automobile Race 2

Subject

Automobiles
Driving, Automobile
Hills
Men
Races
Rice, R. P.
Smith, A. C.

Description

"Aug. 12, 1911 - The Franklin automobile driven by A.C. Smith [with Tuttle] of Walla Walla in an auto race between a Ford and a Franklin, purse $2,000. The race started at the bottom of Vonderahe Hill and finished at Tollgate, 17 miles up the hill. It took 35 min. for the Ford driven by R.P. Rice of Seattle, just 2 min. 40 sec. better than the Franklin."

Creator

Anonymous

Date

8/12/1911

Rights

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Identifier

2010.15.00437