1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Jun 05 2017
Mystery Foto #22 Solved: A Long Island Motor Parkway Footprint East of Jerusalem Avenue In Levittown
Dave Russo forwarded this photo of a footprint of a section of the Motor Parkway right-of-way.
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Mar 06 2017
Mystery Foto #9 Solved: An Aerial Looking East Over Roosevelt Field. Circa 1952
The Cradle of Aviation Museum challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Dec 30 2016
Driver of the Week: Eddie Hearne (1909, 1910 and 1915 Vanderbilt Cup Races)
Driver oif the Week is Eddie Hearne, who drove in the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races.
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Nov 22 2016
The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races on Long Island: The Role of Hicksville Updated: 11/22/16
Great turnout for tonight's special "Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races" presentation highlighting the role of Hicksville in the races. The program was sponsored by the Hicksville Historical Society and held in the Hicksville Public Library within walking distance of the Vanderbilt Cup Race courses for the 1904, 1909 and 1910 races.
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Nov 05 2016
John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album: The 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race at the Massapequa Turn
The fourth post from the John E. Roosevelt Family Album features photos of the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Races taken at the Masspaequa-Hicksville Turn in Plainedge.
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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 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 10 2016
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Photos from the John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album (1909-1910)
I am pleased to announce that the Bayport Heritage Association and the Suffolk County Parks Department have provided over 100 photos from the John E. Roosevelt Family Photo Album to be posted on VanderbiltCupRaces.com.
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Apr 20 2016
Motorcycles of the Vanderbilt Cup Races Updated: 4/28/2016
In the April 9, 2016 post Amazing Photos of the Alco Black Beast During the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup Race, eagle eye Ted noticed the three motorcycles along side the official's stand/press box and was looking for details about them.
