Leon Duray Being Timed at Culver City Speedway, California, 1927
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Leon Duray crossed the finish line in first place on March 6, 1927 at Culver City Speedway. From 1910-1930, most major American auto races were contested on tracks made of wood. These oval-shaped "board tracks" had high banked turns that allowed very high speeds but were also very dangerous.
Leon Duray crossed the finish line in first place on March 6, 1927 at Culver City Speedway. From 1910-1930, most major American auto races were contested on tracks made of wood. These oval-shaped "board tracks" had high banked turns that allowed very high speeds but were also very dangerous.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
06 March 1927
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New Jersey, Phillipsburg
Creator Notes
Possibly photographed by Bruce Craig Photos, Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.103.11
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Black ink stamp on back of image reads: Bruce / Craig / PHOTOS / New Jersey Ave. / Phillipsburg, N.J. 08865 Handwritten in ink on back of image: Culver City, CA. / Pop Wagner times / Leon Duray F.D. Miller Handwritten in red ink on back of image: 3-6-27
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