Hughie Hughes, #26 Mercer, Vanderbilt Cup Race

THF228757 / Hughie Hughes, #26 Mercer, Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Artifact Overview

Hughie Hughes pilots his Mercer race car around a banked turn at the Savannah, Georgia, race course in November 1911. Racers from around the world came to compete in a number of races, including the Vanderbilt Cup. Hughes won the Savannah Challenge Cup, but he withdrew from the Vanderbilt Cup after only three laps.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

27 November 1911

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.103.P.299.12

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.00 in