1906 Locomobile "Old 16" in Vanderbilt Cup Race, Long Island Parkway, October 24, 1908

Artifact Overview

Driver George Robertson and riding mechanic Glenn Ethridge won the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup with a 1906 Locomobile. It was the first American-built car to win America's first great automobile race. The Locomobile competed while wearing number 16, and it's been known as "Old 16" ever since.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Subject Date

24 October 1908

Collection Title

Henry Austin Clark, Jr. Photograph Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.1.1774.603

Credit

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

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in

Keywords	United States, New York, Long Island Negatives (Photographs) Photographs Automobile racing Cars Robertson, George H., 1884-1955 Long Island Motor Parkway (N.Y.) Old 16 (Racing car) Vanderbilt Cup (Automobile race) Automobiles Locomobile Automobile Racing cars Spectators (Event observers)

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1906 Locomobile "Old 16" in Vanderbilt Cup Race, Long Island Parkway, October 24, 1908

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