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Celebrated auto racers of the early 20th century. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Boillot en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914_French_Grand_Prix This might be a photo in connection with the 1914 Grand Prix, held on the eve of WWI, in which they both raced. It was Boillot's last race. More likely, related to their enlistment. Boillot enlisted, became an aviator, and was killed in action in 1916.

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So awesome! I love these Brass Era behemoths. These were wild, exciting, dangerous & scary times... the progress that occurred these years on the Horseless Carriage was incredible.

Looks like it was taken in connection with their enlistment.
Cropped from original Agence Meurisse photo shown at Bibliotheque Nationale de France's Gallica site, with following caption:
"Boillot et Rigal mobilisés avec leur voiture Peugeot "
[Boillot and Rigal mobilize with their Peugeot car]]



Pub. Date 1914

fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Rigal

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Automobiles françaises des années 10 (1910 à 1919), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Jules Goux (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Goux)

Thanks B-59 for the additional information about Jules Goux. We'll add his first name to the catalog record. If the date listed on the negative is correct, this shows Goux winning the Indianapolis 500 in 1913.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Boillot en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_EX3

In the news in June, 1914, because he had just set a new speed record at the Indianapolis 500 motor speedway, although tire problems kept him from winning the annual Memorial Day race.

Thanks to you both. It certainly makes sense that Boillot's picture would have been in the newspaper somewhere between 1912 and 1914, when he raced last. We'll see if someone turns up a link to a specific article. Is that the Peugeot L76 that he's seated in?

Ryan (LOC P&P) That's a Peugeot EX3 that Boillot is sitting in. While the EX3 does resemble it's L76 predecessor, it can be distinguished by the shorter "gills" along the side of the hood. Boillot began racing the EX3 in 1913. The EX3 was also known as the "L56," which related to the displacement of the EX3's 4-cylinder engine.

Another of the 3 (so far) Bain Collection picutes of George Boillot:

This picture appears to have been taken at Daytona Beach, Florida. Long before Daytona was associated with NASCAR it was the place to go to set land speed records. The hard-packed sand was excellent for this purpose. Actually, most racers started in Ormand Beach and drove toward the pier at Daytona. As speeds increased, it became difficult to negotiate the tight fit under the pier. Eventually those attempting land speed records turned to the Bonneville Salt Flats. Burnam set speed records for the mile (137.83 mph) and the kilometer (138.3 mph) at Daytona on April 22, 1911. At the time, it was the fastest a human had ever traveled.

Please see stumblng.tumblr.com/post/25353354, where I've added a link to a comparative photo.

Thank you both for the information, and yes stumblng.tumblr, this photograph does seem to exhibit the phenomenon of focal plane shutter distortion.

nice!

fabulous photo...reminds me of the fabulous movie "The World's Fastest Indian"!