Cover of an Official Program and Score-Card for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
THF137877 / Cover of an Official Program and Score-Card for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Artifact Overview
This is the Official Program for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup race held on Long Island, New York. George Robertson won the race in an American-built vehicle, "Old 16," a 1906 Locomobile.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Cover (Overlying object)
Date Made
1908
Subject Date
24 October 1908
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.150.9639
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 9.5 in
Width: 6.75 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front cover:
OFFICIAL / PROGRAM / AND / SCORE CARD / FOR THE / VANDERBILT CUP RACE / ON THE / LONG ISLAND MOTOR PARKWAY / OCTOBER 24TH, 1908
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