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English: Omar Toft, behind the wheel of his "Omar Special" #5, was one of 14 drivers who competed in the Montamarathon Classic held at the Tacoma Speedway on August 5th, 1916. The 300 mile race, the longest held in the Northwest, carried a purse of $10,000. Eddie Rickenbacker won with an average speed just shy of 90 mph; Toft finished 6th, winning $250. The usual July 4th date for the Montamarathon was usurped by a scheduled, two car grudge match between Seattle driver Jim Parsons and Tacoman Ulysses Audrey. That race was cancelled at the last minute due to Parsons' car troubles. Although an alternate program was presented on July 4th that included a head on collision between two locomotives, it was fast cars that Tacoma craved. Fans showed their displeasure by staying away from the August Race; only about 10,000 fans, about a fifth of the previous year's crowd, showed up on the 5th. TPL-1644, Speedway-046 (T. Tribune 8/5/16, pg.1; 8/6/16, pg.1; TDL 7/4/1920, pg. 1-C- history of the races) |
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| Depicted people | Omar Toft | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depicted place | Tacoma Speedway | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | circa August 1916 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | black and white photograph | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 5 in (12.7 cm); width: 7 in (17.7 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Northwest Room - Marvin D. Boland Collection |
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| Source | http://cdm17061.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17061coll21/id/29809 | |||||||||||||||||||
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The author died in 1950, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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| current | 07:45, 26 September 2019 | | 2,038 × 1,463 (438 KB) | Hedwig in Washington | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Photograph |photographer = {{Creator:Marvin Dement Boland}} |title = |description = {{en|1= Omar Toft, behind the wheel of his "Omar Special" #5, was one of 14 drivers who competed in the Montamarathon Classic held at the Tacoma Speedway on August 5th, 1916. The 300 mile race, the longest held in the Northwest, carried a purse of $10,000. Eddie Rickenbacker won with an average speed just shy of 90 mph; Toft finished 6th, winning $250. The usual July 4th date for t... |
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