George Vanderbilt III Presenting a Trophy to Vanderbilt Cup Winner Tazio Nuvolari, 1936

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Artifact Overview

Held from 1904 to 1916, the Vanderbilt Cup was America's first internationally prominent automobile race. Wealthy railroad heir William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., organized the initial races on Long Island, New York. His nephew, George W. Vanderbilt III, revived the event in 1936 and 1937. Italian driver Tazio Nuvolari won the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup in an Alfa Romeo.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1936

Subject Date

1936

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.1774.V.36.42

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in