Mercedes Driven by Camile Jenatzy at the Vanderbilt Cup Race, Long Island, New York, 1906
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Belgian driver Camille Jenatzy earned his nickname "Red Devil" thanks to his red hair and beard, and his record-setting successes in land speed racing. He competed in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup in the #3 Mercedes. Jenatzy placed third in the race, which was cut short when many of the estimated 200,000 onlookers spread onto the course.
Belgian driver Camille Jenatzy earned his nickname "Red Devil" thanks to his red hair and beard, and his record-setting successes in land speed racing. He competed in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup in the #3 Mercedes. Jenatzy placed third in the race, which was cut short when many of the estimated 200,000 onlookers spread onto the course.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
22 September 1906 - 06 October 1906
Creators
Unknown
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1774.605.19.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 9.5 in
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