Eddie Rickenbacker and Fred McCarty
Title
Eddie Rickenbacker and Fred McCarty
Description
Eddie Rickenbacker (right) and Fred McCarty in Peugot racing gear . While driving for Peugeot , Rickenbacker invented a way to communicate with his riding mechanic over the roar of the engines by connecting two leather face masks together with rubber speaking tubes . While this worked well , he gave up the idea after deciding the masks were "unbearably hot and itchy. " Caption on verso reads , "Our Latest Gemini Astronauts ? No , not from our next projected space flight , but from another era , the two gentlemen behind the masked are Eddie Rickenbacker (r) and Fred McCarty (l) , driver and mechanic of a Peugeot race car during the 1914 Corona , Calif . road race . The use of leather face masks to protect themselves against flying pebbles necessitated the use of speaking tubes to keep in constant communication . With crash helmets and dark goggles , their appearance is truly "out of this world. "
Creator
Peugeot , Inc .
Publisher
Auburn University Libraries
Date
ca. 1915
Decade
1910s
LC Subject Headings
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 Automobile racing Automobile racing drivers Peugeot automobile
Format
JPEG
Type
Image
Technical Information
Black and White Photo
Accession Number
101-97-054-2-009
Collection
Eddie Rickenbacker Papers
Repository
Auburn University . Special Collections and Archives
Language
eng
Rights
This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by
Abernethy , Lynn
Date Submitted
2007-02-08
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