• Collection ID SDN-005961
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Automobile racing, 24 Hour Race, racing car being driven along Harlem Race Track, light exposure] [graphic].
  • Dates 1907.
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 5 x 7 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary View of an unidentified motorist driving an automobile on the track at Harlem Race Track (formerly Harlem Jockey Club), located near Roosevelt Road and Hannah Avenue in Forest Park (formerly the Village of Harlem), Illinois, during a twenty-four hour race, light exposure. Two unidentified motorists are sitting in an automobiles in the background. Spectators are standing and sitting along the railing inside the track, and standing and sitting in the concourse and grandstands in the background. Automobiles are partially visible parked within the track on the right side of the image.
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  • Names Harlem Race Track (Forest Park, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Racing automobiles Illinois Forest Park 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Racetracks (Automobile racing) Illinois Forest Park 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Sports spectators Illinois Forest Park 1900-1909. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Forest Park (Ill.) 1900-1909.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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