Official Program and Score-Card of the Elimination Trial of the American Team in the Vanderbilt Cup Race, 1906

Summary

This program contains a map, scorecard, and photographs of the entrants in the 1906 American Elimination Trial for the Vanderbilt Cup. The contest determined which five American-built automobiles would compete against the Europeans. The course layout was identical to the one used for the international event held a few weeks later.

This program contains a map, scorecard, and photographs of the entrants in the 1906 American Elimination Trial for the Vanderbilt Cup. The contest determined which five American-built automobiles would compete against the Europeans. The course layout was identical to the one used for the international event held a few weeks later.

Artifact

Program (Document)

Date Made

1906

Subject Date

22 September 1906

Creators

Unknown

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.150.9638

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 9.5 in

Width: 6.75 in

Inscriptions

Printed on front cover: OFFICIAL / PROGRAM AND SCORE-CARD / OF THE / ELIMINATION TRIAL / OF THE AMERICAN TEAM IN THE / WM. K. VANDERBILT, JR. CUP RACE / LONG ISLAND, SEPTEMBER, 22ND 1906 / Published by Automobile Flatiron Bldg, New York, / PRICE 10 CENTS

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