1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Dec 21 2019
Video of the Week: The 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Historycomestolife has posted this unedited 4-minute film of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Dec 11 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Al Poole’s Original Documents from the Helck Family Collection
The Helck Family Collection contains official documents pertaining to Peter Helck's friend Al Poole. The documents include his driving license and being summoned to appear in court, both in his home country of England and in the United States.
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Dec 09 2019
Mystery Foto #49 Solved: Bulls Head Hotel in Greenvale (North Roslyn) Circa 1934-1936
This weekend's Mystery Photo was a busy location on courses for the Vanderbilt Cup Races.
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Dec 04 2019
Kleiner’s Kolumn: Another Long Island Race Inspired by the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Three weeks after the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race on Long Island, another group of racing daredevils took to their vehicles to vie for a coveted cup.
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Oct 21 2019
Mystery Foto #42 Solved: The Team Reunion of Joe Tracy and Al Poole for the 1956 “Rerun”
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Old 16 Mystery Foto.
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Oct 14 2019
Mystery Foto #41 Solved: The East Norwich Turn of the Vanderbilt Race Courses As Seen in 1955
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Sep 04 2019
A Motor Parkway Director’s Second Horse Statue Returns to Roslyn High School
A second historic horse statue built for Clarence Mackay, an original director of the Motor Parkway and friend of Willie K., has been restored and being installed at Roslyn High School.
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Aug 05 2019
Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Then & Now: A Roslyn Curve on the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
I threw a curve at you for this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Jul 08 2019
Mystery Foto #27 Solved: Officials of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race and Reginald Vanderbilt
This weekend's holiday Mystery Foto featured four Vanderbilt Cup Race officials.
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Jun 26 2019
Hemmings Classic Car: The Vanderbilt Cup- America’s first internationally recognized road-race
The August 2019 issue of Hemmings Classic Car features an excellent review of the Vanderbilt Cup Races by Jeff Koch with the assistance of photos from my collection.
