"We are having a great time this week. Was at the race all day Monday and are going Wednesday. Love to all, Gillian" (September 7, 1909)
(handwritten on the back of the above postcard)
Old postcards can be a great joy. Especially - in the case of your editor - with a picture with some unanswered questions in it. It appears we're looking at the Grand Stand of Merr'k Valley Course in Lowel Massachusetts. You can read about the event at FirstSuperSpeedway. Interestingly the card was written one day before the 318 miles main event. But hey this may be a photo made and printed form an earlier event, like the illfamed 1908 race. So the question is, are we looking at the 1909 or 1908 event. And which are the cars and drivers numbered 1, 2 and 15..?
(collection editor)