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

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
Vincenzo Lancia and Mechanic, Posing in Fiat Race Car, Vanderbilt Cup Races, Long Island, New York, 1906