1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Aug 16 2022
Kleiner’s Korner: Tidbits of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race from “The Automobile”
Much coverage of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race was given by the October editions of "The Automobile" magazine. One page in the October 29th edition contained several items not newsworthy enough for full coverage but none the less interesting footnotes. Here are some of them. (4 comments)
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Aug 08 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #32 Solved: Joe Tracy testing the Motor Parkway as seen on the Jerusalem Avenue Bridge looking west in September 1908
Frank Femenias challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto. (36 comments)
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Jan 24 2022
Mystery Foto #4 Solved: The family of William Cullen Bryant of Roslyn Harbor watching the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race in Jericho
Did you identify this weekend's challenging Mystery Foto? (5 comments)
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Jan 17 2022
Mystery Foto #3 Solved: The Bethpage State Parkway under construction in 1934-1935
Did you solve this weekend's Mystery aerial? (8 comments)
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Dec 13 2021
Mystery Foto #50 Maybe Solved: Two Thomas racers being prepared for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (6 comments)
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Dec 11 2021
Illustration Magazine: The work of Peter Helck. (112 pages)
Tim Helck has forwarded the news that the current issue of Illustration is devoted solely to the work of his grandfather Peter Helck. (4 comments)
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Jul 07 2021
1908: The Great American Auto Race Comes to Woodbury
Historian Tom Montalbano has written a wonderful book on the history of Woodbury. With the assistance of VanderbiltCupRaces.com, one chapter highlights the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race and its impact on this hamlet. (0 comments)
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Jun 22 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Illustrations
As he had done in 1906, Robert Edgren again portrayed the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race through his illustrations in the "New York Evening World". As sports editor, he was able to convey his view of the race (many times not very positive) through pictures and his own words. (0 comments)
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Jun 16 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: “Big George” Robertson and “Fireball” Glenn Ethridge tell their story of winning the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
At a 1951 dinner in Philadelphia given by "Antique Automobile", Robertson and Ethridge delivered their account of winning the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race in "Old 16" 34 years earlier. With flair and adventure, the attendees got a true flavor of riding along with these racing icons. (2 comments)
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Apr 26 2021
Mystery Foto #17 Solved: Emil Stricker in the #3 Mercedes passing the Jerusalem Avenue Bridge during the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Did you solve this weekend's Mystery Foto? (7 comments)
