Photograph Album, 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race

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 photo album documents the 1904 race, won by American driver George Heath in a French-built Panhard.