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Aftermath of the Grand Prize Automobile Race, Los Angeles (1915)

1915 · Ephemeral film · 1 min

Synopsis

Los Angeles, California: Aftermath of Grand Prize automobile race. Lewis Jackson's Marmon car hits tree; six die.

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Details

Running time
1 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★ · Tree 1, Car 0 · Spuzz · 2013-09-30

Short newsreel clip about a car race fatality when someone's car hit a tree, killing him and three spectators. We see footage of the wreckage. Unfortunately the film is in bad shape, so it's not that clear.