Members of the Vanderbilt Cup Race Commission, Including Henry Ford, 1906
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The Vanderbilt Cup, held from 1904 to 1916, was America's first internationally prominent automobile race. William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., a wealthy railroad heir, organized the competition over public roads on Long Island. European cars dominated until 1908, when Connecticut-built Locomobile "Old 16" won. Long Island residents tired of the crowds and accidents, and the race relocated to Georgia, Wisconsin, and finally California.
The Vanderbilt Cup, held from 1904 to 1916, was America's first internationally prominent automobile race. William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., a wealthy railroad heir, organized the competition over public roads on Long Island. European cars dominated until 1908, when Connecticut-built Locomobile "Old 16" won. Long Island residents tired of the crowds and accidents, and the race relocated to Georgia, Wisconsin, and finally California.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1906
Keywords
Green, E. H. R. (Edward Howland Robinson), 1868-1936
Riker, Andrew L. (Lawrence), 1868-1930
Thomas, E.R. (Edwin Ross), 1850-1936
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.D.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.25 in
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