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1913, Track builder Paul Derkum

Item

Identifier

MiscEarlyRacing40

Title

1913, Track builder Paul Derkum

Abstract

(left), McKee (driver), Cadillac. One of the first tests on Derkum's new one-mile oval in Bakersfield, California

Coverage

Bakersfield, California

Date

March 1913

Creator

Photographer Unknown

Format

Still Image

Type

B&W Photograph

Is Part Of

Joseph S. Freeman Archive

Source

Racemaker Archive

Publisher

Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

Rights

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Rights Holder

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Citation

Photographer Unknown, “1913, Track builder Paul Derkum,” Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, accessed April 11, 2026, https://mhfoa.omeka.net/items/show/2045.

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