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Feb 21 2012
Aerial Views of Roosevelt Raceway After 1937
After the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race, no major road race was held at Roosevelt Raceway. But, as documented by these aerials, the track was soon used in for midget racing and then harness horse racing.
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Feb 20 2012
Favorite Website: Suffolk Historic Newspapers
Suffolk Historic Newspapers website is a Long Island researcher's dream...a searchable collection of Long Island's history and heritage dating back to 1839.
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Feb 18 2012
Verifying an Original Peter Helck Painting
Anne R: "I have acquired what I believe is a fantastic original Peter Helck painting and I was wondering if you could help me verify its authenticity? Thank you in advance for your consideration."
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Feb 17 2012
Video: Howard Kroplick Interview “Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island” on Davidson & Company
In May 2011, Howard Kroplick visited the Cablevision studios of "Davidson & Company" to discuss his book "Vanderbilt Cup Races of Long Island".
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Feb 16 2012
The 1910 Wheatley Hills Sweepstakes
For the 1910 races, three simultaneous races were planned, with the running of the Massapequa and Wheatley Hills Sweepstakes with the Vanderbilt Cup Race. Different, though, was the order in which they would run. Instead of starting the smaller Wheatley Hills cars first, the new plan called for them to…
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Feb 15 2012
Images of Driver Montague Roberts
Robert Thomas: "Montague Roberts was my great uncle."
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Feb 14 2012
The Only Known Existing S.P.O. Automobile
Among the historic cars owned by Rick Rawlins of California is the only known S.P.O. automobile (Société Francaise de Petit Outillage of Clinchy, France). Rick has forwarded photos of his raceabout to compare with my one photo of a S.P.O. taken at the 1910 Wheatley Sweepstakes.
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Feb 13 2012
Over 150 Event Organizers Attend 2012 Presidents Car Club Council Meeting
The 2012 Presidents Car Club Council Meeting was held last Sunday at the Riverhead Moose Lodge. The meeting was well-attended with over 150 event organizers representing more than 50 Long Island car clubs.
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Feb 11 2012
Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series: #17 Old Courthouse Road Highway Bridge In Manhasset Hills
With one-quarter of the Long Island Motor Parkway bridges documented on VanderbiltCupRaces.com, the next bridge to be examined is the Old Courthouse Road Highway Bridge in Manhasset Hills.
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Feb 10 2012
Then & Now: The Annex to the Petit Trianon
When the Petit Trianon Inn was built in 1911 at the eastern terminus of the Motor Parkway in Lake Ronkonkoma, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. also commissioned an annex building for the staff. This is the Annex: Then & Now.
Ralph, I do not have a record of your grandfather. Best of luck in your search.