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- Lithograph, Coupe Vanderbilt, 1904 - The first three Vanderbilt Cup races, held on Long Island from 1904-1906, took place on public roads rather than a closed track. Collisions with spectators, bystanders and railroad locomotives were all dangerous possibilities. After a spectator was killed in 1906, the race was relocated to the newly built, grade-separated Long Island Motor Parkway, where access was better controlled.
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Lithograph, Coupe Vanderbilt, 1904
The first three Vanderbilt Cup races, held on Long Island from 1904-1906, took place on public roads rather than a closed track. Collisions with spectators, bystanders and railroad locomotives were all dangerous possibilities. After a spectator was killed in 1906, the race was relocated to the newly built, grade-separated Long Island Motor Parkway, where access was better controlled.