Jefferson De Mont Thompson driving Mercedes racecar, 1908 Vanderbilt Cup races

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Description

View of chairman Jefferson De Mont Thompson driving Mercedes car no. 3 during the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup races on Long Island, New York. Handwritten on back: "1908 Mercedes #3, 120 h.p. w/ Jefferson De Mont Thompson, chairman AAA Racing Board. Owned by Robert Graves & driven by Stricker. He finished 6th in the race, retiring after the 9th lap. Races and racing--Vanderbilt Cup races, 1908."

Details

Resource ID:: na016350
Subject:: Thompson, Jefferson De Mont; Automobiles, Racing--New York (State)--Long Island; Mercedes automobiles; Vanderbilt Cup Race (1908); Automobile racing--New York (State)--Long Island; Photographic prints
Date:: 1908
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Races and racing--Vanderbilt Cup Races, 1908 #14
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.