Official Program, Score Card and Guide of the Third International Vanderbilt Cup Race, 1906

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Artifact Overview

The Vanderbilt Cup, held on New York's Long Island from 1904 to 1910, was America's first internationally prominent automobile race. William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., a wealthy railroad heir, organized the competition over public roads. European cars dominated the event's first years. This program is from the 1906 race, won by French driver Louis Wagner in a French-built Darracq.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Program (Document)

Date Made

1906

Subject Date

06 October 1906

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.150.9668

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 9.5 in
Width: 6.75 in

Inscriptions

Printed on cover: OFFICIAL / PROGRAM, SCORE-CARD AND GUIDE / OF THE / THIRD INTERNATIONAL RACE / FOR THE / WILLIAM K. VANDERBILT, JR. / CUP / LONG ISLAND / October 6 / 1906