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Locomobile Company of America and Reo Motor Car Company Advertisements, November 1906

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Artifact Overview

Racing and advertising have always gone hand in hand in the automotive industry. Locomobile promoted its success at 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup racing events in this ad, published in McClure's magazine in November 1906. Two years later, a Locomobile would win the Vanderbilt Cup -- the first American car to win that major race.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Advertisement

Date Made

November 1906

Subject Date

November 1906

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

91.303.894

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9.75 in
Width: 6.75 in

Locomobile Company of America and Reo Motor Car Company Advertisements, November 1906