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

Ernst von Delius in Auto Union Race Car, July 5, 1937