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Auto racer driving "White Rocket" car, Santa Monica



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  • Auto racer driving "White Rocket" race car down coast highway, Santa Monica

    Auto racer driving "White Rocket" race car down coast highway, Santa Monica

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    Image of an automobile racer driving the "White Rocket" race car on the coast highway in Santa Monica, California.

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  • De Palma driving Mercer, Santa Monica road race, May 4, 1912

    De Palma driving Mercer, Santa Monica road race, May 4, 1912

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    Image of race car driver Ralph DePalma driving the Mercer number 5 in which he won the Santa Monica Road Race, medium car division, on a dirt road in Santa Monica, California, May 4, 1912, with a trolley car, palm trees, and spectators in the background.

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  • Road race car and scoreboard, Santa Monica

    Road race car and scoreboard, Santa Monica

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    A race car with number 6 is seen stopped on the road in an automobile race, presumably the Vanderbilt Cup Race in Santa Monica, California, where road races were held on city streets. A "Pendleton System" scoreboard and palm trees are in the background. Names and cars of drivers, cars, and numbers on signs are "Fiat, Frank Verbeck," "Alco, Tony Janette," and "15 Marmon, Guy Ball."

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  • Frank Verbeck's wreck, Santa Monica, Cal

    Frank Verbeck's wreck, Santa Monica, Cal

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    Image of a group of people standing next to a race car labeled no. 18 parked on the side of the road in Santa Monica, California. A sign that reads "Stearns-Knight parking" is seen at left, and there are railroad tracks along the road.

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  • Earl Cooper in Stutz on San Vicente, Santa Monica

    Earl Cooper in Stutz on San Vicente, Santa Monica

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    A Stutz race car with number 8 on side, going down San Vicente Boulevard during a Santa Monica road race. The driver is Earl Cooper.

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  • Tetzlaff in Fiat, Santa Monica, May 4, 1912

    Tetzlaff in Fiat, Santa Monica, May 4, 1912

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    Image of American racecar driver Teddy Tetzlaff driving the Fiat that he won the Free-For-All Road Race in at Santa Monica, California, on May 4, 1912. Spectators, including a policeman watch from the sidewalk. "Owensmouth Baby" written on the side of the automobile.

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