ralphdepalma

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1910

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Wystan said:
In 1913, Ralph De Palma won the Vanderbilt Cup Race on Long Island, driving a Mercedes on a set of Braender tires, which lasted the entire 500 miles without a tire change. So, is this DePalma? Might be -- and maybe he was planning to repeat his feat now, in 1914? Braender Bulldog tires were manufactured by a company in East Rutherford, New Jersey, that had been founded in 1912 by Philip Braender, a German immigrant. (When Braender died in 1916, he left a million bucks to his wife and children. The tire company continued on into the 1920s.) technogeo points out that this photo was taken by an Indianapolis studio -- so, presumably in Indianapolis. De Palma won the Indy 500 race in 1915 (and nearly won in 1912) driving a Mercedes racer. He won other races elsewhere as well, in Mercedes. His Wikipedia bio includes a photo of him with his riding mechanic, Tom Alley, in his 1912 Indy car. It probably was this one -- which is now an exhibit in the Indy hall of fame museum.
Richard Norton said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_De_Palma en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Braender
aware health said:
Notice the chain drive mechanism under the driver...
Scott Kraft said:
cool :)
technogeo said:
White/light grey tires with smooth treads!

Richard Norton said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_De_Palma en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbilt_Cup
Wystan said:
LOC: Bain's caption spells out the name "Vanderbilt".
Wystan said:
The 1914 Vanderbilt Cup auto race was held in Santa Monica, California, on February 26. Brian De Palma was the winner. Story in The New York Times, February 27, 1914: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A04E5DE163AE6...
Wystan said:
Other Bain/LOC photos of the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race:

Nathan Adams said:
Depalma & his mechanic led the 1912 Indy 500 for 196 of it's 200 laps. Their Mercedes cracked a piston on the fourth turn of the final lap. They jumped out of the car & pushed it across the finish line. However, they lost the race to Joe Dawson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912_Indianapolis_500 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_DePalma
The Library of Congress said:
Thanks for this information. We'll add a note to the source catalog.
Wystan said:
Other Bain/LOC photos of Ralph de Palma:

Xavier 丸照 said:
the winner of the 1914's Vanderbilt cup en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_DePalma
Richard Norton said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbilt_Cup
Wystan said:
LOC -- you have misspelled De Palma's name in your title. Also, Bain's caption uses "through," not "thru."
Wystan said:
The 1914 Vanderbilt race was held in Santa Monica, California, on February 26. Ralph De Palma won. Story in The New York Times, February 27, 1914: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A04E5DE163AE6...
Wystan said:
Other Bain/LOC photos of the 1914 Vanderbilt Race: