Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "Motor Sport Spectators and Death" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
race, speed, crowd, spectators, accident, death, killed, injured
For specific types of motor sports, use terms like:
automobile, motorist, car, aeroplane, flying machine, motorcycle
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results. To narrow your results for this topic, search between 1906 and 1921.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Unnerved by Accidents, Says This May Be the Last Race in America for His Cup"
The Evening World (New York, NY), October 6, 1906, Evening Edition, Final Results Edition, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1-7.
"Cars Run Into Crowds"
The Evening World (New York, NY), October 24, 1908, Final Results Edition, Page 2, Image 2, col. 3.
"Public Demands Danger"
Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), February 28, 1909, Image 17, col. 1-2.
"Perils of Aviation Not Only for the Aviator"
New York Tribune (New York, NY), July 24, 1910, Page 8, Image 56, col. 1-7.
"Among the Motorists"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), June 4, 1911, Page 16, Image 16, col. 1-5.
"Spectators Carried to the Ground at the Speed of Express Elevator"
Bismarck Daily Tribune (Bismarck, ND), August 26, 1911, Image 1, col. 7.
"Racing Motor Runs into Crowd, Kills 10"
Republican News Item (Laport, PA), September 22, 1911, Image 2, col. 3-4.
"When Wild Aeroplane Smashed into Crowd"
The Seattle Star (Seattle, WA), May 31, 1912, Image 1, col. 2-7.
"Six Killed and Score Hurt by Motorcycle"
New York Tribune (New York, NY), September 9, 1912, Image 1, col. 7.
"Wild Excitement Among Spectators at Benning Meeting When 'Dare Devil' Is Seen to Fall"
The Washington Herald (Washington, DC), July 5, 1913, Image 1, col. 6.
"Driver Crashes Thru Fence, Injuring Many"
The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, KS), September 17, 1915, Home Edition, Image 1, col. 6-7.
"Toft Rides to Death on Phoenix Track"
Arizona Republican (Phoenix, AZ), November 13, 1921, Automobile Section, Page 2, Image 26, col. 1-5.

Motor Sports, Spectators and Death (1906-1921): Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America