A Digital Souvenir: The 1900 Automobile Club 1,000 Mile Trial Main Menu A Digital Souvenir: The 1900 Automobile Club 1,000 Mile Trial Cover Page of Scalar Presentation Table of Contents Introduction Welcome! History of the First Trial Learn about the historical context surrounding the first ever 1,000 Mile Trial Participants Who were the people that undertook this historic event? Automobiles of the Early 20th Century Before cars were in wide use, they were a luxury status symbol at the turn of the 20th century. This section contains descriptions of some of the types of cars that ran in the original race in 1900. Motor Vehicles in the 1,000 Mile Trial of 1900 Motor vehicle model descriptions and information of the 1900 Trial. Photography Discover how the photographic image was developed in this time period as well as more insight about the photographer, Argent Archer. Additional Resources For more information about the exhibit's topics and the 1,000 Mile Trial we have compiled resources here. Technical Note Included here are the standards and specifications used for our digitization process.

Mapping the Trial

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This map plots every location represented in the souvenir photo album from which all of the photographs on this site come. The photo album itself does not include image from every city and town which participants drove through, but it does include London (Hyde Park), Reading (Calcot Park), Cheltenham, Bristol, Lincoln, Sheffield, Worksop (Welbeck Park), Edinburgh, and Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Here is everywhere the 1900 Mile Trial passed through:
Citations:
"1900 One Thousand Mile Trial" Grace's Guide, Ltd. 22 March 2018. Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. Web. 07 Apr. 2018.

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  1. Sheffield
  2. Hyde Park, London
  3. Calcot Park, Reading
  4. Bristol
  5. Edinburgh
  6. Lincoln
  7. Cheltenham
  8. Newcastle upon Tyne
  9. Motorists participating in a speed trial at Welbeck Park