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Title
Auto races, Nevada Avenue, Santa Monica, Cal. Oct. 14, 1911
Creator
Rile, H. F., 1860-1949
Date Created and/or Issued
1911
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
Elevated view of spectators at the auto races on Nevada Avenue (now Wilshire Boulevard) in Santa Monica, California, on October 14, 1911. A racecar numbered "19" is visible on the dirt road, and a trolley is visible in the distance.
Title and date transcribed from item. The Santa Monica Road Races were held from 1909 until 1919. The course was 8.4 miles, and run on city streets Ocean Avenue, Wilshire Blvd. and San Vicente Blvd. (Source: Santa Monica Public Library Image Archives.)
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 photograph : print ; sheet 8.8 x 13.7 cm (postcard format)
Identifier
photCL_555
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/19856
Subject
Automobile racing
Automobiles, Racing
Dirt roads
Photographs. (aat)
Place
Santa Monica (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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