1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Dec 20 2016
Helck Family Collection: The Story Behind Peter Helck’s Artwork for this Vanderbilt Cup Race Poster
The poster artwork for the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race was created by artist Peter Helck. This rolled-up, untouched poster measuring 40 inches by 28 inches and printed on high-quality paper was discovered in Peter Helck's archives. (3 comments)
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Sep 06 2016
The Selling of the George Vanderbilt Cup Trophy at the 1994 Hershey Region AACA Meet
While looking through a collection of magazines from the Helck Family Collection today, I came across an ad that really caught my attention- the selling of the one and only George Vanderbilt Cup Trophy used for the 1936 and 1937 races. Details follow. (3 comments)
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Aug 16 2016
Tazio Nuvolari in Victory Lane After Winning the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Nobody enjoyed winning a Vanderbilt Cup Race more than Tazio Nuvolari in 1936. Here's the proof. (1 comments)
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May 23 2016
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.) (12 comments)
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Mar 23 2016
1939 Aerial Analysis: East Meadow, Uniondale,Westbury and East Garden City
This amazing Long Island aerial taken on May 18, 1939 documented three golf courses, two airports, two polo fields and sections of three Vanderbilt Cup Race courses. (1 comments)
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Feb 13 2016
Aerial Analysis: East Meadow, Westbury and the Vanderbilt Cup Race on October 12, 1936 Updated 2/15
I admit it- I am a very big fan of aerials. They provide a snapshot of history on a given day and a given moment. No better example is this aerial taken of Westbury and East Meadow on October 12, 1936. (4 comments)
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Feb 04 2016
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Amazing Aerials from the Cradle of Aviation: #1 1956 Mitchel Field
Joel Friedman, archive and docent volunteer for the Cradle of Aviation Museum, has forwarded several spectacular aerials of Mitchel Field. With the permission of Joshua Stoff, curator of the museum, VanderbiltCupRaces.com will be posting a series of aerials from the museum's archives. (3 comments)
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Dec 18 2015
Film of the Week: British Movietone- The 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race
The archives of British Movietone have posted this 54-second news clip of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (1 comments)
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Nov 07 2015
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive-The Helck Family Memoirs #1: Old 16 at the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Jerry Helck, former owner of the Old 16 Locomobile and son of the great artist Peter Helck, has agreed to share family memoirs related to the Vanderbilt Cup Races. In the first post of the series, Jerry recalls when Old 16 was brought to the Old Timers Exhibition of the… (5 comments)
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Sep 28 2015
Mystery Foto #39 Solved: George Robertson Promoting the New Roosevelt Raceway in June 1936
Martin Rudow challenged you to identify this press event photo. (11 comments)
Rollin’s granddaughter Betty King had this medal. She said she gave it to the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum…