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Photograph

Iowa's First Flyer

Date: 03 1909
Description: Carl Bates in his airplane. The bottom half of the card shows the beginning of a race between Bates' invention and an automobile. Bates was from Clear Lake...
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Race Car Built by Ideal Body Company

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Description: Race car number 6 sponsored by National Auto Elec. The body of the car was built by the Ideal Body Company. A man wearing a helmet and goggles is sitting i...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Organizers

Date: 06 22 1954
Description: Men from various organizations will guide the many phases of the July 25, 1954 soap box derby race. In the foreground is Wallace Wikoff, Derby director.
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Tractor Pull

Date: 08 1995
Description: "Theresa Lions 14th Annual Tractor Pull."
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International Scout II in Baja Race

Date: 06 24 1976
Description: International Scout places 5th at "Baja 500." Original caption reads: "(Photo #tf 1402) Jimmy Jones, El Cajon, Calif., in his International Scout II, finds...
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Jimmy Jones

Date: 1976
Description: Jimmy Jones, Baja 500 racer and driver of an International Scout II all terrain race stock vehicle.
Drawing

Automobile Race

Date: 1948
Description: Pencil drawing depicting the first automobile race held in Wisconsin. The two vehicles each carry two men on a rural road. A handful of spectators, includ...
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Road America Inc. Automobile Race

Date: 06 18 1960
Description: There is a man in a race car on the course in the foreground on the left. A man is standing on the road, under a banner that reads: "Pure, Elkhart Lake's R...

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