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Item No: MAP00000098

Title: Map of the Race Course in Fairmount Park, 1908, Map

10/10/1908General MapsMap Collection

This three-fold pamphlet is from the first of four Fairmount Park automobile races held between 1908-1911. The event was organized by the Quaker City Motor Club. For this 1908 race, drivers raced for the Founders' Week Cup. The first place winner was Robertson, in second place was Patchke, followed by Mulford, and then Maucher. (Source: Seneca, Michael J., The Fairmount Park Races: 1908-1911, 2003.)

Three-fold pamphlet indicates the race course on one side, and the verso, indicates the drivers and model of car they're driving, and blanks in which to keep score.

TopMapGeographic Coverage City/Town/Township:PhiladelphiaGeographic Coverage State/Province:PennsylvaniaGeneral Motor Car Company - Publisher