Finley R. Porter and Ralph Stein in 1911 Mercer Raceabout at Long Island Automotive Museum, Southampton, New York, July 1952
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Finley R. Porter and Ralph Stein visited the Long Island Automotive Museum in July 1952. They posed for a photo in the 1911 Mercer Raceabout owned by museum founder Henry Austin Clark, Jr. Porter, former Mercer chief engineer, designed the Raceabout. Stein helped draw and write the Popeye comic strip, and he authored several books about cars.
Finley R. Porter and Ralph Stein visited the Long Island Automotive Museum in July 1952. They posed for a photo in the 1911 Mercer Raceabout owned by museum founder Henry Austin Clark, Jr. Porter, former Mercer chief engineer, designed the Raceabout. Stein helped draw and write the Popeye comic strip, and he authored several books about cars.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
25 July 1952
Subject Date
25 July 1952
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
United States, New York, Southampton
United States, New York, Long Island
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1774.P.CH.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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