Tag: Lindbergh
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Exclusive: VanderbiltCupRaces.com and Cradle of Aviation to Digitize Thousands of Previously Unpublished Long Island Historic Photos
I am pleased to announce that VanderbiltCupRaces.com and the Cradle of Museum have reached an agreement to digitize thousands of negatives and glass plates that will further document the history of Long Island.
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Update Mystery Foto #27 Solved: Lindbergh Taking Off from Roosevelt Field on May 20, 1927
Did you solve this holiday weekend's Mystery Foto?
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Updated: Mystery Foto #17 Solved: The Meadowbrook Polo Club Bridge over the Motor Parkway
Bill Cruickshank and Greg O. challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto taken by Bill's grandfather Otto McCamish.
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Kleiner’s Kolumn: Removal of the Roosevelt Field Motor Parkway Bridge
This installment of the series exploring the removal of Motor Parkway bridges documents plans from the Nassau County Department of Public Works pertaining to the Roosevelt Field Motor Parkway Bridge, connecting Stewart Avenue and Roosevelt Field.
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Mitchel Field Aerials Part I: 1923-1928
Hoping to find new views of the Motor Parkway, in 2003 I began collecting military aerials of Mitchel Field and Roosevelt Field. In the first of a new series, below are the best aerials of Mitchel Field from 1923 to 1928.
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Mystery Foto #15 Solved: The Historic Hangar 16 at Curtiss Field (Circa 1931)
William C. Moyers, formerly of Garden City, challenged you with this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Helck Family Collection: George Robertson’s Eyewitness Account of Lindbergh’s Journey to History
One more treasure from the Helck Family Collection- George Robertson, winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, documents his role in Charles Lindbergh's historic transatlantic journey on May 20, 1927.
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Mystery Foto #21 Solved: A 1937 Cirkut Photo of Mitchel Field and Roosevelt Raceway Update: 5/27
This weekend's amazing Mystery Foto was courtesy of the archives of SPLIA (Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities.)
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Mystery Foto #88 Solved: The Homecoming of Charles Lindbergh to Roosevelt Field on June 16, 1927
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented a historic Long Island event.
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Mystery Foto #82 Solved: Aerial View of Mitchel Field and Roosevelt Field on September 1, 1948
Frank Feminas challenged you to solve another Mystery Foto.
Bob, the plates were purchased by members of the Wheatley Hills Golf Club and Links Golf Club. Both clubs had private…