| Summary: | The vehicles pictured here participated in the first transcontinental auto race, beginning in New York on June 1, 1909, and ending at the AYPE on June 23, 1909. A model T Ford arrived first, but was disqualified because the drivers changed the engine during the race. The winner (the second to arrive) was a Shawmut. Six vehicles participated in the race.The Igorrote man pictured may be working on the car for the purposes of the exhibit. Frank H. Nowell (1864-1950) was appointed the official photographer of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, which took place in Seattle in 1909. Nowell's many AYPE photographs were displayed at the fair and used in many official publications. Caption by MOHAI staff and from History Link: (http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2151) by Greg Lange, January 1, 1999. Caption on image: x2609 Signs in image: Washington Mines, Acme New York to Seattle, Acme No. 4: Fourth Car to Arrive in Seattle in Ocean to Ocean Contest for the Guggenheim Trophy, Shawmut No. 5: Second Car to Arrive in Seattle in Ocean to Ocean Contest for the Guggenheim Trophy, Ford No.1: Third Car to Arrive in Seattle in Ocean to Ocean Contest for the Guggenheim Trophy 1 glass plate negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in.
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