vanderbiltcup
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De Palma in Mercedes wins Vanderbilt Cup Race 1914 (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded October 2010
Mercedes (De Palma) coming through Vanderbilt Race (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded October 2010
Starting Vanderbilt Cup Race / 1914 (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded October 2010
Mercedes Racer (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded July 2010
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Mercedes (De Palma) coming through Vanderbilt Race (LOC)
- Xavier 丸照 said:
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Mercedes Racer (LOC)
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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.
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Richard Norton said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_De_Palma en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Braender
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aware health said:
Notice the chain drive mechanism under the driver...
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Scott Kraft said:
cool :)
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technogeo said:
White/light grey tires with smooth treads!
Starting Vanderbilt Cup Race / 1914 (LOC)
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Wystan said:
The 1914 Vanderbilt Cup auto race was held in Santa Monica, California, on February 26. Ralph De Palma was the winner. Story in The New York Times, February 27, 1914: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A04E5DE163AE6...
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Wystan said:
Other Bain/LOC photos of the 1914 Vanderbilt Race:
De Palma in Mercedes wins Vanderbilt Cup Race 1914 (LOC)
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Richard Norton said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_De_Palma en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbilt_Cup
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Wystan said:
LOC: Bain's caption spells out the name "Vanderbilt".
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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...
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Wystan said:
Other Bain/LOC photos of the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race: