Soapbox Racer (Photographs)

Spokane Memories: Photographs from the Permanent Collection : Photographs

Soapbox Racer

Car culture boomed in Spokane during the 1920s. Children participated by building soapbox racers and racing them in competitions. This soapbox racer was named for Harry Clayton Stutz, founder of the Stutz Motor Car Company and famous for creating competition racecars.

Credits:

Photographer: Charles A. Libby, 1927, L94-10.168.