Advertising and Editorial Cartoons

These images pertain to racing. Many times the sport was criticized in editorial cartoons as excessively dangerous or disruptive to the tranquility of a community. Even more frequently automotive manufacturers proclaimed their success in advertising to appeal to customers with evidence of their superior quality products.

1905 Grim Reaper

This editorial cartoon appeared in The Automobile in August 1905. The cartoon characterized track racing - racing automobiles on horse tracks - as excessively dangerous. During August of that year three of the top stars of track racing - Barney Oldfield, Webb Jay and Earl Kiser were seriously injured in accidents.

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