E. J. Kilpatrick in Hotchkiss #9 at the Jericho Turn, 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race

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Artifact Overview

E.J. Kilpatrick drove the #9 Hotchkiss in the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup race. He is pictured here on the Jericho Turn, named for its location in Jericho, New York, on Long Island. The Vanderbilt's 1908 race course covered 23.46 miles over public and private roads. Kilpatrick was forced out of the race by a broken clutch.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Subject Date

24 October 1908

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.1.1774.N.VBLT-41C

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

Inscriptions

written on negative sleeve: 1908 Vblt Cup Race / "Kilpatrick in Hotchkiss" #9 on Jericho Turn
E. J. Kilpatrick in Hotchkiss #9 at the Jericho Turn, 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race