Amazing Image: Sign Promoting the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Times Square
Richard Himes found this spectacular 1909 photo which was posted on a VanderbiltCupRaces.com Forum and initially appeared on the shorpy.com website.
Check out a close-up of the Vanderbilt Cup Race sign on the building (at the south-west corner of Broadway and 44th Street) across from the Hotel Astor and a colorized version of the photo.
Enjoy,
Howard
A close-up of the Vanderbilt Cup Race sign.
A colorized version of the photo
Related links on the Internet and VanderbiltCupRaces.com
A high-definition image and discussion of the on shorpy.com .
A discussion of the colorized photo posted on shorpy.com.
Comments
The most interesting part of the photo is the dichotomy between the advertisement and the principal means of conveyance. Save the mechanized public transportation, all the horsepower in this photo is actually supplied by horses.
Joe, excellent point!
Amazing photo