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Spectators in Grandstand Awaiting Beginning of Vanderbilt Cup Race, 1906

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Artifact Overview

Spectators in the grandstand await the start of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup race on Long Island, New York. Elsewhere, excited fans were much more difficult to control. Crowds flooded the course during the cup race, and one spectator was killed. The Vanderbilt Cup road race was suspended for 1907.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

06 October 1906

Subject Date

06 October 1906

Collection Title

Henry Austin Clark, Jr. Photograph Collection

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

92.1.1774.605.7.3

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: 4.75 in
Width: 6.375 in

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