1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Nov 22 2014
Favorite Website: A Treasure of 34,407 Automotive Photos Posted Online
The Detroit Public Library has posted 34,407 photos from their National Automotive Collection.
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Oct 14 2014
Mystery Foto #89 Solved: The Brookholt Mansion Built by Alva Vanderbilt Belmont and O.H.P. Belmont
This weekend's Mystery Foto highlighted a mansion that was once located less than a mile from my childhood home.
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Sep 29 2014
Mystery Foto #87 Solved: A.R. Pardington at the 1905 Long Island Automobile Club Economy Run
This week's Mystery Foto featured a man associated with both the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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Jul 08 2014
The Silk Menu Celebrating Louis Wagner- Winner of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Five days after the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race, the winner Louis Wagner was celebrated at a banquet at Cafe Martin in Manhattan. As a special gift for the dinner, each guest received a silk menu.
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Jun 16 2014
Mystery Foto #72 Solved: Arthur Duray Driving the #18 Lorraine-Dietrich During the 1906 Race
Bill Bellmer, member of the Village of Garden City Planning Commission, forwarded this week's Mystery Foto.
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May 17 2014
The Largest Newspaper Photo Ever Published in 1906- The Checkered Flag Finish of Louis Wagner
On October 14, 1906, the New York Times published a photo of the finish of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Apr 16 2014
Video: “The Hairpin Turn of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race”
The recent AmeriCarna "Vanderbilt Cup" episode focused on the six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island and the Vanderbilt Cup trophy.This two- minute segment features a trip to the Hairpin Turn section of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race course:
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Feb 17 2014
Mystery Foto #55 Solved: Walter Christie Driving the #9 Christie in Mineola on September 21,1906
Bob and Ruth Valentine forwarded this never-before-published photo of a Vanderbilt Cup Racer.
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Feb 15 2014
Williston Times/Roslyn Times “North Shore’s role in road races revisited ”
Richard Tedesco reported on last Sunday's presentation "Then & Now in the Willistons" which was published in both the Williston Times and Roslyn Times.
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Feb 14 2014
Film of the Week: “Crazy Cars: 1906 -1950”
Sam Berliner III, the convenor (and father) of the Long Island Motor Parkway Panel, has forwarded this week's film of the week.
