HSTR 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Frederick Law Olmsted, Francis Ouimet, Charlie Sifford
10 Apr 2016
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-Thomas Wilby&the Gold Medal
Gold medal for car that goes across canada
Wilby gets a company to make this car for the run.
same year, 1912: trans canada auto tour, to win the gold medal and be the first to cross
canada.
Sometimes they have to dick into american territory, rockies to push. finally get to
vancouver october 14th. no gold medal because not only canadian roads.
Golf and the American Country Club
-James Murray Forbes and Broolkline Country Club:
…With old elite, the country club was an antedote to disruption, disorder of cities.
Trying to recapture the old social order of the village where elites and subordinates
new his place.
It was a private club of course, you had to be a member. Submit an application to the
board.
Brookline is one of the very first
-James W. Tufts and Pinehurst in North Carolina
Today known as the capital of american golf. It was founded in 1890s
Tufts, Boston industrialist. Decided to found it. 1895: 5000 acres of land. He had a
sense of with wealth came responsibility. Decides to put some wealth to some social
good.
A semi-philantrophic character in his words, to a fine and intelligent class of people,
not all rich.
He hired Frederick Olmsted who designed dentral park, to design the village.
Construction starts in 1895. White and black labor, latter sleep under bushes.
1896: Hotel
Within a very few years of the establishment, tries to make it more a pleasure resort for
wealthy Americans. Then, he has to provide amusement, so he builds a zoo, shooting
range, brings in black singers and musicians for evening entertainment
By 1990 about a thousand golf and country clubs.
Tufts dies in 1902, leaves the company and 100k to his son Leonard.
It is still costing money to make it run, Leonard decides to capitalize on golf, for him
to safe Pinehurst.
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Document Summary
Gold medal for car that goes across canada. Wilby gets a company to make this car for the run. same year, 1912: trans canada auto tour, to win the gold medal and be the first to cross canada. Sometimes they have to dick into american territory, rockies to push. finally get to vancouver october 14th. no gold medal because not only canadian roads. James murray forbes and broolkline country club: With old elite, the country club was an antedote to disruption, disorder of cities. Trying to recapture the old social order of the village where elites and subordinates new his place. It was a private club of course, you had to be a member. James w. tufts and pinehurst in north carolina. Today known as the capital of american golf. He had a sense of with wealth came responsibility. Decides to put some wealth to some social good.
