Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: New York World Series

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  Dec 07 2021

  Kleiner’s Korner: Part 4 - Vanderbilt Cup Race Illustrations of “The NY World” - “DANGER”

  The "New York World" portrayed the dangers of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race course through illustrations based on actual mishaps that occurred during practice runs and the American Elimination Trial on Sept. 22.

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  Nov 16 2021

  Kleiner’s Korner: Part 3 - Vanderbilt Cup Race Illustrations of “The NY World” - Louis Wagner

  Artist Robert Edgren and "The NY World" many times portrayed the drivers of the 1906 race in a humorous manner - here is their portrayal of winning driver Louis Wagner.

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  Jan 27 2021

  Kleiner’s Korner: Part 2 - Vanderbilt Cup Race Illustrations of “The NY World” - The Dangers of Curves and Speed

  Illustrations in Part 2 of this series feature "The World's" view of the danger of the course due to its curves and speed to be traveled.

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  Jan 19 2021

  Kleiner’s Korner: Part 1 - Vanderbilt Cup Race Illustrations of “The NY World” - The Impact on Farmers

  "The New York (Evening) World" employed artists to tell its stories in pictures and captions. In this new series of posts, illustrations will portray the World's view of the Vanderbilt Cup Races and automobiling in general. Note that some of the graphics are not the best quality due to the original size of each illustration but they definitely tell the story.