Associated News Service, Vol. 12, No. 62

Description:

May 25, 1925 installment of the Associated News Service news poster series, promising the "Latest World Events in Pictures," this one concerning Gar Wood's $25,000 challenge to G.H. Mead, in response to Mead's record-breaking race between his speedboat TEASER and the New York Central Line’s 20th Century Limited passenger train between New York City and Albany, New York. Wood, Mead, the 20th Century Limited, and a speedboat, presumably the TEASER are all pictured in half-tone black and white. Wood won the challenge.

Date Issued:

1925-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Subject Topic:

Speedboats, Speedboat Races, TEASER, Railroads, BABY GAR IV, and BABY GAR V

Subject Name:

Wood, Garfield Arthur

Format:

Poster

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/44057E96-D282-451C-BE01-051043310666