Man on Motocycle with Number 54

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Description:

Text on back of photo reads: "Renick Parkey, Columbus, Ohio, roars up a steep and sandy hill near West Branch, Michigan in the early hours of the morning as he rides to third-place honors in the Class A Solo event of the 1951 National Jack Pine Endurance Run." The 25th annual Jack Pine 507-mile motorcycle race was sponsored by the State Journal over Labor Day weekend in 1951. The course went from Lansing to West Branch and back over Northern Michigan's rough jack pine plains and hills.

Date Created:

1951-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives

Collection:

Caterino Photograph Collection

Subject Topic:

Lansing (Mich.), Transportation, Men, Motorcycles, and Racing

Language:

English

Rights:

Copyright Not Evaluated

URL:

http://cadl.pastperfectonline.com/archive/D4EA8E54-788E-4BFD-9D6B-929404330822