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Aug 27 2016
Vanderbilt Cup Racers on Glen Cove Road & Old Westbury Road & Special Exhibit “Images of East Hills”
My initial interest in the Vanderbilt Cup Races was the discovery that Glen Cove Road near my home in East Hills was part of the courses for both the 1905 and 1906 races. Below are some photos of the Vanderbilt Cup Race drivers on Glen Cove Road and Old Westbury Road (now the Long Island Expressway Service Road). (5 comments)
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Aug 24 2016
The Michelin Wheel of Fortune Poster on the French 1905 Gordon Bennett Elimination Race Course
Eagle-eye Pau Medrano Bigas, Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Barcelona, has identified a spectacular Michelin poster in this photo of Louis Wagner participating in the French 1905 Gordon Bennett Elimination Race. (2 comments)
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Aug 23 2016
John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album: Action in Hicksville During the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race
In the second post from the John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album, Gladys Roosevelt, the daughter of John E. Roosevelt and the second cousin of President Teddy Roosevelt, captured accidents and breakdowns that occurred at her viewing location at Old Country Road in Hicksville. (3 comments)
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Aug 22 2016
Mystery Foto #34 Solved: Newly Opened Roosevelt Field Shopping Center on October 3, 1956
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented a familiar Long Island location. (18 comments)
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Aug 20 2016
Newsday:On the trail of LI’s lost history A grand statue,vintage cars-he’s saving them from oblivion
In today's Newsday Act II section (page E-26), reporter Bill Bleyer profiles a well-known personality. (19 comments)
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Aug 19 2016
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: From the Helck Family Collection- Driver Louis Wagner
For 23 years, artist Peter Helck was a close friend of Louis Wagner, the winner of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. This friendship was marked a multitude of correspondence between France and the USA, including artwork from Helck and photos from Wagner. (4 comments)
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Aug 17 2016
Frederick Gilbert Bourne- President of Singer Sewing Machine & a Long Island Motor Parkway Director
Oakdale resident and historian Philip Selvaggio has identified Frederick Gilbert Bourne in several of the photos from the June 6, 1908 ground-breaking ceremony for the Long Island Motor Parkway. (5 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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Aug 15 2016
Mystery Foto #33 Solved: Cornelius Vanderbilt IV, Donor of the 1960 Vanderbilt Cup Trophy
This weekend's Mystery Foto challenged you to identify this member of the Vanderbilt family. (3 comments)
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Aug 11 2016
Starting Lineup: The 6 Cars of the 1909 Massapequa Sweepstakes
The 10 lap, 126.4 mile race had a small but competitive field of six entries: two Chalmers-Detroit “30’s,” one Hudson and three Maxwells. (1 comments)
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