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Auto Race at the State Fairgrounds

Date: 10 1912
Description: A solitary open car races past the grandstands at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
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Tire Trouble

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: The pit crew signals their driver that his vehicle is exhibiting tire trouble and that he should come in for servicing.
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David Bruce-Brown and Tony Scudelari

Date: 10 1912
Description: Driver David Bruce-Brown and mechanic Tony Scudelari pose in their race car. Although they had been warned that their tires appeared worn, on October 1, 19...
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Grand Prize

Date: 10 05 1912
Description: Bob Burman, left, leans on a #31 Benz race car. Caleb Bragg, winner of Grand Prize Race in 1912, on road course in Wauwatosa, faces the camera. The other t...
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Grand Prix

Date: 10 05 1912
Description: Teddy Tetzlaff drives the Fiat #33 across the finish line. The stands on the right are covered in advertisements. The track later became Burleigh Street go...
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Group of Men on Racetrack

Date: 1912
Description: The man in the goggles on the right is Teddy Tetzlaff; possibly at the Vanderbilt Cup Race. The other men are unidentified. In the background is the grands...
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Race Day

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Description: A long row of cars is lined up across the track on display. On the left side is the "Blitzen Benz". A grandstand is in the background.

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