Emil Stricker, Driving the #3 Mercedes, Passes Under the Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge, 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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In 1908, portions of the Vanderbilt Cup race circuit were moved to the newly built Long Island Motor Parkway. The parkway -- one of the world's first paved, limited-access highways -- provided a safer route for racers and spectators alike. Emil Stricker finished the 1908 Vanderbilt in sixth place. He was killed in a racing accident three weeks later.
In 1908, portions of the Vanderbilt Cup race circuit were moved to the newly built Long Island Motor Parkway. The parkway -- one of the world's first paved, limited-access highways -- provided a safer route for racers and spectators alike. Emil Stricker finished the 1908 Vanderbilt in sixth place. He was killed in a racing accident three weeks later.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
24 October 1908
Creators
Unknown
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.1.1774.N.VBLT-43A
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 4.25 in
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