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Title	Marvin D. Boland Collection G52.1-002
Description	ca. 1914. Californian Billy Taylor and his unidentified "mechanician" aboard the big #12 Alco "six" at the Tacoma Speedway in early July of 1914. Entry was submitted by A.H. Woolacott. The Alco raced in both the Golden Potlatch 200-miler on July 3rd and the grand finale Montamarathon 250-mile race on the 4th on the two-mile oval track. Mr. Taylor came in 5th place of the closing race, trailing winner Earl Cooper's Stutz, G.E. Ruckstell's Mercer, Arthur Klein's King, and Jim Parsons' Frantz. He had been dubbed a "daredevil of the (Billy) Carlson type" by the Tacoma Daily Ledger prior to the race and was, according to the newspaper, quickly becoming famous. (TDL 6-29-14, p. 2-article; TNT 7-5-14, p. 1-results)
Subjects	Taylor, Billy Tacoma Speedway (Lakewood) Racetracks--Lakewood--1910-1920 Automobile racing--Lakewood--1910-1920 Alco automobile
Image Date	1914
Decade	1910s
Can you help?	If you have information about this image, contact the Northwest Room staff at nwr@tacomalibrary.org. Please remember to reference the image number. Thank you!
Image type	Jpeg Image
Print type	8x10"
Local identifer	0\39006.jpg
Collection	Marvin D. Boland Collection
Series	Marvin D. Boland Collection G52.1
More Information	About the Image Archive
Image Filename	39006.jpg