George Robertson and Glenn Etheridge in 1906 Locomobile racecar
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View of George Robertson and Glenn Etheridge in 1906 Locomobile car no. 16. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, telephones 3472-3473 Columbus, 1931 Broadway, New York." 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: First American car to win Vanderbilt Cup Races ~ George Robertson, driver ~ 258 miles at average speed of 64.36 m.p.h. Pictured in this photograph: George Robertson & his mechanic, Glenn Etheridge. A similar photograph is reproduced on page 73 of Floyd Clymer's book, Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. Photograph by: Spooner & Wells, 1931 Broadway, N.Y.C."
