Title: Races - Soap Box Derby
Photographer: Unknown
Subject Headings: Transportation - Automotive, Persons, Manners and Customs - Recreation
Condition: Good
Description: Symbol of the Copper County's main industry back in 1843. This is the float which left Wednesday for the Mackinac Bridge dedication. In the form of a copper ingot, it is 17 feet in length. Raymond Kolehmainen of Ripley, last year's derby winner at the soap box trials on Hancock's Ingot St., will ride it at Mackinac but Donald Trevethan of Hancock is in the driver's seat above. The float with a derby car atop, left at 9 a.m. with its driver, Francis Roberts, expecting to reach St. Ignace before five o'clock. Ray accompanied Mr. Roberts. They expect to remain four days at the bridge site. The float was sponsored by the Elks Club, the Hancock Chamber of Commerce and other units. [The boy sits in the derby car on top of the float.]
Source of Description: Daily Mining Gazette article June 26, 1958 [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Robert Skuggen
Date of Photo: Thursday June 26 1958
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 10.1 cm x 15.3 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: MS051-15-05-09
Collection Name: Daily Mining Gazette Photograph Collection
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