Dublin Core
Title
Tollgate, Automobile Race 3
Subject
Automobiles
Driving, Automobile
Hills
Men
Races
Rice, R. P.
Smith, A. C. Tuttle
Description
"Aug. 12, 1911 - The Ford automobile, driven by R.P. Rice of Seattle, winning the hill-climbing contest race between it and a Franklin, driven by A.C. Smith of Walla Walla, 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, just 2 min. 40 sec. better than the Franklin."
Creator
Anonymous
Date
8/12/1911
Contributor
Helten, Paula (curator)
Rights
(c)Eastern Oregon University. This image is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution - Noncommercial - No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/). Acknowledgement of Eastern Oregon University as a source is required. For print quality images, prints, or high resolution tiff files, or commercial uses please contact the Library Director at Eastern Oregon University.
Identifier
2010.15.00446
Spatial Coverage
Tollgate, OR