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Feb 02 2010

New Updates: California Photo Identified, Another Pickering Gem and Mineola Now


Three previous posts have been updated today:


 

With the help of several VanderbiltCupRace.com contributors, the above California race photo has been identified.


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I recently discovered another photo of this accident taken by William Pickering at the Bryant Room Local History Collection at the Bryant Library in Roslyn.


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A 2010 photo of the Mineola railroad crossing on Jericho Turnpike.

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Feb 07 2010 Mark Dill 9:26 AM

Very impressive collaboration - and the great platform to make it happen!

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