Kleiner’s Korner: Advertising Using the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway
As shown in previous posts, advertisers often mentioned the Vanderbilt Cup Races or the Long Island Motor Parkway as an endorsement of their products. Here are additional examples.
Art Kleiner
ALCO
American Motorist, September, 1910
Similar ad except no cups were shown and usage of the picture of the actual racer. Wonder who the individuals seated are. Program from the International Aeronautical Meet held at Belmont Park, October, 1910.
The Motor World, February 3, 1910
The Motor World, February 3, 1910
The Motor World, February 3, 1910
Locomobile
Advertising the Locomobile Vanderbilt Cup Race post cards and posters - I should have bought a few sets at the time!
Haynes
The Motor World, May 30, 1907
Babcock Electric Carriage Co.
The Motor World, February 3, 1910
Marmon
"The Easiest Riding Car in the World" The Motor World, January 27, 1910
Construction: Standard Oil Company
Good Roads Magazine, January, 1909
Hassam Paving Company
Date TBD
Hassam Paving Company
The Motor World, October 15, 1908
Pennsylvania Cement Company
Better Roads, December, 1912
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