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Marvin Dement Boland  (1873–1950)  wikidata:Q21714431
 
Alternative names
Marvin Boland
Description American photographer
Date of birth/death 1873 Edit this at Wikidata December 1950 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Tuscaloosa Edit this at Wikidata Bremerton Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q21714431
Description
English: Race car driver Eddie O'Donnell is behind the wheel of a Duesenberg in this July of 1920 photograph. His "mechanician" Lyall Jolls is seated next to him. The man standing was not positively identified. Eddie O'Donnell was part of the Duesenberg team which sent four top drivers to the 1920 225-mile July 5th race at the Tacoma Speedway, including eventual winner Tommy Milton, Jimmy Murphy and Eddie Miller. Although the number on the Duesenberg is 29, the Tacoma Daily Ledger had listed Mr. O'Donnell's car as #9. Showing a generous spirit, Mr. O'Donnell gave up his car so that a competitor, Ralph DePalma, could drive it. Mr. DePalma, a popular driver, had a broken connecting rod on his French Ballot which was not repairable in time for the race. Mr. O'Donnell did compete in the race by driving his teammate Eddie Miller's vehicle but came in last of the eight cars remaining. Mr. O'Donnell's fortitude was unquestioned; he had broken an arm in a Kansas City race in 1916 and raced with only one arm for months. He was to die later in 1920 in a collision with Gaston Chevrolet in California. (TDL 6-29-20, p. 1-article; TDL 7-2-20, p. 1-article; Tacoma Sunday Ledger 7-4-20, B-2-list of drivers & cars; TDL 7-6-20, p. 1-results)
Depicted place Tacoma, Washington
Date circa July 1920
date QS:P571,+1920-07-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902
Medium black and white photograph
Dimensions height: 8 in (20.3 cm); width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,8U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,10U218593
institution QS:P195,Q7674007
Current location
Northwest Room - Marvin D. Boland Collection
Accession number
Series: G51.1-144 (Unique: 39050)
Source http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/images/dt6n.asp?un=8&pg=1&krequest=subjects+contains+Tacoma+Speedway+and+Lakewood+&stemming=&phonic=&fuzzy=&maxfiles=
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