July 27, 2024
Tag: Great Race 1908
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February 12, 1908: The Day the Great Race Began
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The Race was sponsored by the NEW YORK TIMES and LA MATIN, a sister newspaper in Paris. The torturous New York to Paris route crossed three continents and amounted to over 22,000 miles in 169 days. The Thomas Flyer Team of Buffalo, New York won with a comfortable margin of 26 days. The feat has…
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The work of hundreds of cartoonists has appeared on postcards. and countless collectors will buy any comic card they find. In a lengthy conversation several years ago, one collector was asked, “Who is your favorite?” “All of them!,” was his answer.