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.)
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1 photograph : print ; sheet 8.8 x 13.7 cm (postcard format)
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