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Santa Monica road race on Wilshire Blvd
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Stutz race car on San Vicente Blvd., Santa Monica
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A Stutz race car with number 3 on side, going down San Vicente Boulevard during a Santa Monica road race. A large house can be seen in the background.
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Fighting for the lead, Nevada Ave. curve, Santa Monica road race, 1912
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Image of race car driver Ralph DePalma driving his Mercer number 5 and fighting for the lead around a curve on Nevada Avenue (now Wilshire Boulevard) in the Santa Monica road race at Santa Monica, California. The Number 25 car is seen behind, with spectators in the distance.
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Earl Cooper in Stutz on San Vicente, Santa Monica
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A Stutz race car with number 8 on side, going down San Vicente Boulevard during a Santa Monica road race. The driver is Earl Cooper.
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Motor road race, Santa Monica, Cal. May 4, 1912
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Image of crowds of spectators watching race cars at the finish line of the Santa Monica Road Race in Santa Monica, California, on May 4, 1912. With streetcar tracks, trash, people climbing poles, a sign that reads "Start and Finish" and crowded grandstands visible.
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De Palma driving Mercer, Santa Monica road race, May 4, 1912
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Image of race car driver Ralph DePalma driving the Mercer number 5 in which he won the Santa Monica Road Race, medium car division, on a dirt road in Santa Monica, California, May 4, 1912, with a trolley car, palm trees, and spectators in the background.
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Auto races, Nevada Avenue, Santa Monica, Cal. Oct. 14, 1911
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Elevated view of spectators at the auto races on Nevada Avenue (now Wilshire Boulevard) in Santa Monica, California, on October 14, 1911. A racecar numbered "19" is visible on the dirt road, and a trolley is visible in the distance.
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