The original Racer

July 19, 1910

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The original Racer
  • Title
  • The original Racer
  • Date
  • July 19, 1910
  • Identifier
  • 20201207-hswp-0006
  • Source Identifier
  • MSS_141_B064_F01_I06
  • Description
  • The original Racer coaster shown from an elevated view as two trains of coaster cars crest a hill. The Monongahela River, crisscrossed by train tracks and bridges, can be seen to the left.  The Racer was designed by John Miller and constructed by Frederick Ingersoll, who developed Pittsburgh's Luna Park in 1905.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Amusement rides.
    Amusement parks--Pennsylvania.
    Roller coasters.
    Kennywood Park (Pa.)
  • Source
  • Kennywood Park Records, 1895-2018, MSS 141, Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Kennywood Park Records
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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