RHODE ISLAND [USA]
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1904 - LONG ISLAND. W.K Vanderbilt Cup.
The first of the William K Vanderbilt Jr Cup races held at Long Island were held in 1904.
It was a full day of racing with the feature event being the Vanderbilt Cup final, held over 30 miles on Public Roads in Central Long Island.
1904 - Willie K Vanderbilt Jr with his riding mechanic. Photographer: unknown.
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1906 - LONG ISLAND. W.K Vanderbilt jr Cup
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1908 - LONG ISLAND. W.K Vanderbilt jr Cup. 14th October 1908.
24th October 1908 - The Last Lap. Robertson at Westbury Turn making up time lost through tire trouble. Photographer: unknown.
24th October 1908 - The winning Locomobile stopping at the end of the ninth lap to take on supplies, the tanks were filled in one minute and fifteen seconds. Photographer: unknown.
24th October 1908 - A Curve on the Motor Parkway, the first automobile road to be built in America. Photographer: unknown.
14th October 1908 - Robertson in number 16 Locomobile at the Railroad Bridge at Westbury, all four wheels in the air. A unique speed picture from a genuine photograph. Copyright R.W.Tebbs.
