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Description
Auto racing at Old Orchard Beach began in 1911. The start and finish line was the pier. Googins' Rocks was the southernmost turning point.
The car in this image sports an E-M-F insignia, indicating a car manufactured by the Everitt-Metzger-Flanders Company.
About This Item
- Title: Race car, Old Orchard Beach, 1912
- Creation Date: 1912
- Subject Date: 1912
- Local Name: Googins' Rocks
- Town: Old Orchard Beach
- County: York
- State: ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.1049
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Automobile racing--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
- Beaches
- E-M-F Company
- Old Orchard Ocean Pier (Old Orchard Beach, Me.)
- Piers & wharves--Maine--Old Orchard Beach
- Resorts
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Item 23654
Automobile racing, Old Orchard Beach, 1912
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