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Race Car
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A race car driver and passenger sit in their racer, No. 16, in front of a grandstand. Both wear goggles; the passenger wears a leather helmet. The spectators, nearly all men and boys, wear straw hats or caps.
1930
Trimpey, Ephraim Burt
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WHi 73639
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Race Car
1935
A man in racing attire and goggles sits behind the wheel of a race car. There is a cement block building behind him with an open garage door.
Self-Portrait of Photographer
1930
A studio self-portrait of Ephraim B. Trimpey with goatee, wearing eyeglasses and a large cravat.
Ben Doty
1930
A tire repairman in coveralls and necktie is shown in his shop among tires, inner tubes and equipment. Gas pumps are visible through the front window.
Martha
1935
Hand-colored photograph of a doll, Martha, from the collection of Alice Kent Trimpey, posed in a woodland setting. She wears a green brocade dress and hat. Her head and shoulders are wax over papie...
Carload of Radios
1930
Four men pose in front of a railroad car. Two of the men are shaking hands. A banner on the car advertises "A Carload of Majestic Radios for Gem City Oil Co. Baraboo." The railroad car is marked "L...
Early Wax Doll
1935
A doll from the collection of Alice Kent Trimpey and dating to the mid-nineteenth century is posed in a woodland setting with a small china dog. The doll's head and shoulders are wax over papier-ma...
