New York-to-Paris Auto Race sales-home Artist Vincent Mahé’s illustration sets

Artist Vincent Mahé’s illustration sets the scene for The Times Opinion article

what is our aim

November 12

or congressional testimony

Victory at all costs - Victory in spite of all terror - Victory

New York-to-Paris Auto Race sales-home Artist Vincent Mahé’s illustration setsSix automobiles leave Times Square on February 12, 1908, for a 20,000 mile race to Paris sponsored by The New York Times. The route was established in three stages, with cars to be shipped by steamer from San Francisco to Seattle, then driven through Alaska and across the Bering Strait to Siberia for a home run toward Paris. The Americans reached Alaska first, but that route was declared impassable. Instead the contestants agreed to an alternate route