Document about the 1909 New York to Seattle auto race, with a ph…

9/27.: ;'ts:1f c/Vaw (Z DigtrrSEattie j-tarzsoonftrzsrzfafufo c/)L ca 17119054 Henry Fold and mmmg herr Robert Guggenhetm chattenged mrmakevs every ere |o do the unlhtnkabte-send therr best cats (and drive-(5)201: the comment The A ttm mrte race ran trern New York Crty td Seattte where the MaskarYukoanactc Exposrrron was about to open on the Untvetstty at washrngton campus The route or the Transcomtnental Contest was 1th and treacherous wrth tew paved surtaces hest ol the Mtssomt Rwet Rtrtes permuted drtvers to get new parts only at Chrcago and Cheyenne. and stnctty torhade them to drwe on Iatlwad ttac F tears had ever successlutty traversed the vast roadtess Great Platns or the end covered Rockres and Cascade mauntatns. On June 1 1909 rth [he touch at a telegraph key Presrdent VWHam Howard Taft otfmatty opened the Seattle (at: and srmuttaneousty signaled the start at the race The Mayor at New York led the starter pts|u|-- and the dnvers were out Frve cars le New Ydrk lot Seattle rnctudtng two Ford Model Ts At the Mtsstssmptt bath Fords were In the tead two hdurs ahead 0! than nearest twats Crossrrrg the Plams. the dnvers encountered torrenttat rams, mud and sandstorms One Model T drove off a bndgewhrte another got stuck rn qutcksand In mrd~June. when Modet T t: 2 (malty leached Snoqualmre Pass, the Snowwas tour teet deep As the rat rrnatty crested the pass and began rts descent Henry Ford was there It) greol H w broke through the snow the [rarrrdad/ eectrarr gang Ire/pad sna Ford met as partway tn ma pass Mton Mr Ford Saw us comtng thrdr ,r ltck/od to data!!! lo 5 . are mere nrst Twenty-two days atter the race began, the dnvevs or Model T e2 tecetved a hems welcome when Ihey crossed the r. sh trne at the Seattle latr Headtrnes around the Milton announced the Model T vtctory It was Henry Fords nrst great publtcrty coup Hrs Itllle car had wen-"tanks tn terge part to a netvlotk at Ford deaters and mechanres along the mute And rhe good press was erre reason why demand lor Model Ts outstnpped mm m Sum We, Wm Mn .r suwty tor the next rew years. rm... ntwvmwmnkmtmmla'xm 1509