1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Jul 12 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Two Prominent Supporters of Automobile Racing
Following up on Greg O's recent post about the dislike of automobile racing by "Horseless Age" magazine, I present here three opposing viewpoints. (1 comments)
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May 24 2022
Greg O’s Garage: The 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course in Motoring and Boating
A panorama of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race course in the September 28, 1904 issue of Motoring and Boating (4 comments)
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Apr 02 2022
Treasures from the Vanderbilt Museum Archives: William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s historic photos are being posted online
LIU's Palmer School of Library & Information Science received a $1.5 million grant in 2016 to digitize materials in 80 local historical societies and museums. Several of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.'s personal photo albums have now been posted online by LIU. (5 comments)
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Mar 28 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #13 Solved: The 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race winner #7 Panhard driven by George Heath stopped at a Control
Jeanne Booth, an archivist at the Hicksville Public Library, was seeking your assistance in identifying this Mystery Foto found in the library's collection. (8 comments)
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Mar 14 2022
Mystery Friday Foto#11 Solved: A 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race photo of officials published in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Matt Wallace, creator publicaddressannouncer.org, challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (3 comments)
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Mar 01 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Alternative Courses of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Here are several courses proposed in early 1904 for the running of the first Vanderbilt Cup Race on Long Island. (3 comments)
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Feb 21 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #8 Solved: Weighing a race car prior to the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race in Garden City
Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (6 comments)
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Nov 15 2021
Mystery Foto #46 Solved: The 1904 press box/officials’ stand on Jericho Turnpike in Westbury
Greg O. challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. (8 comments)
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Aug 11 2021
Greg O’s Garage; From the Helck Family Collection: The official 1904 Vanderbilt Cup race program
The complete 1904 race program (0 comments)
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Jul 24 2021
Excerpt from “The Legend of the First Super Speedway”: Barney Oldfield at the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Mark Dill's marvelous book "The Legend of the First Super Speedway" chronicles tales of Barney Oldfield's journey through the pioneering age of American auto racing. With Mark's permission, below is the section on when Oldfield attended the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race. (3 comments)
