George Robertson and passenger in 1906 Locomobile racecar, 1908 Vanderbilt Cup races
Description:
View of George Robertson and passenger racing Locomobile car no. 16 past spectators during the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup races on Long Island, New York. Stamped on back: "Photo by N. Lazarnick, 29 West 42nd Street, N.Y., tel. 594 Bryant." Handwritten on back: "1906 Locomobile racer no. 16, cy., 90 h.p., chain drive. 1906: Designed by A.L. Riker & built at Locomobile Works, Bridgeport, Conn. Sept. 1906: Winner, Vanderbilt Cup trials ~ Joe Tracy, driver. Oct. 1906: Fastest lap, Vanderbilt Cup Races ~ Joe Tracy, driver. Oct. 1908: Winner, Vanderbilt Cup Race, first American car to do so ~ 258 miles at average of 64.36 m.p.h. ~ George Robertson, driver. Photographed during the 1908 International Race for the Vanderbilt Cup, Long Island, by N. Lazarnick, 29 West 42nd St., NYC. 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race."
