Vincenzo Lancia and Mechanic, Posing in Fiat Race Car, Vanderbilt Cup Races, Long Island, New York, 1906
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Artifact Overview
Crowd favorite Vincenczo Lancia and another man -- probably riding mechanic Ajassa Battista -- pose before the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup. Lancia took second place for Italy in Fiat #4, while France took home its third consecutive Vanderbilt Cup. During the race, excited crowds flooded the course and one spectator was killed. The Vanderbilt Cup road race was suspended for 1907.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1906
Subject Date
1906
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.1774.X.46
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
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9.625 in
Width: 7.5 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in ink on album page below photo:
14981 Lancia in Fiat car
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