1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Nov 11 2016
Images of America Book: East Meadow by Scott Ackers
Scott Eckers, author of Images of America: East Meadow, will have a book-signing on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 2:00 pm at the East Meadow Public Library, 1886 Front Street. I am pleased to have contributed nine images to Scott's outstanding book on my childhood village.
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Oct 10 2016
Mystery Foto #41 Solved: An Aerial of East Meadow and Levittown Circa 1949
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented a booming suburb in Nassau County.
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Sep 23 2016
Helck Family Collection: December 1944 Esquire Article “Robertson Comes Through”
In the December 1944 issue of Esquire magazine, Paul Gallico provided this profile of George Robertson and the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. The article was accompanied by a reproduction of this classic Vanderbilt Cup Race painting by Peter Helck.
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Sep 13 2016
From a Lodgekeeper’s Family Album: A View of the Massapequa Lodge
Arthur Mauriello, grandson of lodgekeepers Thomas and Josephine Zinzi, has forwarded two photos of the Massapequa Lodge from one of his family albums.
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Sep 10 2016
Femenias’ Findings: Anatomy of an Amazing 1938 Aerial (Garden City to East Meadow)
My favorite Nassau County aerial from the U.S. Department of Agriculture 1938 series highlighted the area from Garden City to East Meadow.
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Sep 03 2016
Westbury Times: Grandstand Site Raced Into History
The location of the grandstand area for the 1904 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races was recently designated by the Village of Westbury as one of six historic landmark sites. Reporter Leigh Anderson takes a "closer look" in this week's issue of Westbury Times.
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Aug 09 2016
October 23, 1958 Newsday: The Races That Made History
On the 50th anniversary of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, Newsday published a celebratory article "The Races That Made History." The article is particularly noteworthy because it included one of the last interviews with George Robertson, the winner of the 1908 race.
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Jun 28 2016
The Helck Family Memoirs: 1973 Newsday “What Ever Became of the Vanderbilt Parkway?” Updated 7/14/16
Jerry Helck has forwarded this April 15, 1973 Newsday article from the collection of the Helck Family Library. Updated: June 30, 2016
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May 25 2016
From the Library of Congress: Spectators at the Vanderbilt Cup Races
The Bain Collection at the Library of Congress includes 49 exciting photos of the Vanderbilt Cup Races. These images focus on the spectators.
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May 16 2016
The Natural & Mystery Foto #20 Solved:#18 Mercedes and #6 Isotta During the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
Chuck Rudy, Jr., challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
