Ernst von Delius in Auto Union Race Car, July 5, 1937
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Artifact Overview
Held from 1904-1916, the Vanderbilt Cup was America's first internationally prominent automobile race. The event was revived on New York's Long Island, its original home, in 1936-1937. German driver Ernst von Delius finished fourth in 1937 with the #9 Auto Union car. His racer wore the flag of the Nazi Party, which controlled Germany's government from 1933-1945.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
05 July 1937
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.103.N.5107.17
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 1.375 in
Width: 1.5 in
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