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BOLAND G52.1-134
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- 1920-06-30 (Creation)
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(1873-1950)
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Copy of Automotive Section of Portland Telegram newspaper dated June 30, 1920, with photographs of top racers heading for Tacoma to compete at the Tacoma Speedway's 225-mile event. Images of Jimmy Murphy, Roscoe Sarles, Ralph Mulford, Joe Thomas, Cliff Durant, Eddie Hearne and Gaston Chevrolet were included under the heading "World's Leading Speed Kings to Vie at Tacoma." Veteran driver Barney Oldfield would lead the pack on the first lap of the two-mile board track. TPL-8829 (Portland Telegram, 6-30-1920)
Newspapers--Oregon--Portland; Tacoma Speedway (Lakewood); Automobile racing--Lakewood--1920-1930; Murphy, Jimmy; Sarles, Roscoe; Mulford, Ralph; Thomas, Joe; Durant, Cliff; Hearne, Eddie; Chevrolet, Gaston;