Ralph Mulford Winning Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Artifact Overview
Ralph Mulford raced to victory in his American-made Lozier at the 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race. The race was held in Savannah, Georgia -- previous Vanderbilt Cup Races were held on Long Island, New York. Mulford beat out 13 other drivers. He averaged 74 miles per hour over the 17-lap, 17-mile road course.
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.919.23
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.00 in
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America's earliest auto races were small-time contests. Wealthy enthusiast William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., thought the United States needed a big, signature event. Starting in 1904, he organized an annual road race through Long Island, New York, that attracted top American and European drivers and manufacturers. When a Connecticut-built Locomobile won the Vanderbilt Cup in 1908, it helped prove that America's automotive industry had arrived.