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Ralph Hamlin racing with Franklin

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Order Number	00071966
Title	Ralph Hamlin racing with Franklin
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 821.; HE-001-162 4x5
Date	1908
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	Ralph Hamlin's six-cylinder Franklin Model H nicknamed "Greyhound" kicks up dust in a race. Fencing keeps spectators off the race track. Original photo caption in Los Angeles Times reads: "Ralph Hamlin and his greyhound. The fast Franklin roadster was entered in the Los Angeles-Phoenix road race at the eleventh hour yesterday, and is a likely winner". Photo was printed July 13, 1955 in the Herald and the reprint photo caption reads: "This is Franklin Model H car in which Hamlin finished second in 24-hour race, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 1908. One of his great victories on the road was Phoenix Desert Road Race of 1912, which he won. Photo dated: Nov. 7, 1908.
Subject	Hamlin, Ralph. Franklin automobile. Automobile racing drivers--California--Los Angeles. Automobile racing--California--Los Angeles. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection