This 1911 photograph is from a Columbus Dispatch article announcing that he and other Howell family members were sales representatives for New Era, Racycle, and Harley Davidson motorcycles, and that they were opening a branch office in Marion, Ohio. Motorcycle mania was sweeping the country, with racing facilities being built across the United States. The American Federation of Motorcyclists met in Columbus July 4, 1912 at the grand opening of Grandview's new facility, a motordrome erected on the Miller Farm near the intersection of Wyandotte Road and Fifth Avenue. Nearly 18,000 spectators attended this event, paying an admission of twenty-five cents. Via: ghmchs.org