Vanderbilt Cup Races
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Apr 18 2016
Mystery Foto #16 Solved: Two Winning Racers at the Plainview Road Curve in Bethpage
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented an exciting battle between two winning racers.
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Mar 05 2016
East Meadow Herald Cover Story: Racing through the Island’s past
Reporter Julie Mansmann interviewed me last week on the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the Long Island Motor Parkway for the East Meadow Herald. This is her cover article published in this week's issue.
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Jan 11 2016
Mystery Foto #2 Solved: Edwin Ross (E.R.) Thomas and Charles Andrew (C.A.) Coey at Krug’s Hotel
Our second Mystery Foto of 2016 was a real tough one!
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Jan 04 2016
Mystery Foto #1 Solved: Camille Jenatzy in the Historic La Jamais Contente Updated 1/5/16
Greg O. challenged you to solve the first Mystery Foto of 2016.
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Dec 23 2015
The Vanderbilt Cup Cigars
Riding the popularity of the Vanderbilt Cup Races, the Kiessling Cigar Company introduced its "Vanderbilt Cup" brand of cigars during the heyday of the Long Island races.
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Sep 07 2015
Mystery Foto #36 Solved: The Opening Day of Mineola’s Corpus Christi School, Formerly Grave’s Garage
Bob Hoffman challenged you to identify this Long Island building.
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Aug 11 2015
The Five Vanderbilt Cup Trophies (1904-2007)
Most people associate the Vanderbilt Cup with the trophy donated by William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. and now owned by the Smithsonian Institution. However, there are actually five Vanderbilt Cup trophies associated with auto racing.
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Aug 09 2015
Mystery Foto #32 Solved:The FIAT Team for the 1908 American Grand Prize
I was not on the fence whether to use this photo as this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Jun 15 2015
Mystery Foto #24 Solved: Hubert Le Blon Avoiding a Dog at the Hairpin Turn During the 1906 Cup Race
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented an unexpected obstacle for one Vanderbilt Cup Race driver.
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Jun 08 2015
Mystery Artwork #23 Solved: #1 Thomas and #4 Thomas Prior to the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Krug’s
Stuart Middlemiss submitted our very first Mystery Friday artwork.
