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    Image of a beach with cabins and automobiles lined along the Beach Road near Santa Monica, California (presumably around Malibu). People can be seen on the beach and in the water.

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  • De Palma driving Mercer, Santa Monica road race, May 4, 1912

    De Palma driving Mercer, Santa Monica road race, May 4, 1912

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    Road race car and scoreboard, Santa Monica

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    A race car with number 6 is seen stopped on the road in an automobile race, presumably the Vanderbilt Cup Race in Santa Monica, California, where road races were held on city streets. A "Pendleton System" scoreboard and palm trees are in the background. Names and cars of drivers, cars, and numbers on signs are "Fiat, Frank Verbeck," "Alco, Tony Janette," and "15 Marmon, Guy Ball."

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