Vanderbilt Cup Races
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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.
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Apr 27 2015
Mystery Foto #17 Solved: The Garden City Hotel Being Demolished in 1973
This weekend's Mystery Foto featured a very sad moment for a historic Long Island building courtesy of the Garden City Archives.
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Feb 23 2015
Mystery Foto #8 Solved: The Packard Gray Wolf Approaching the LIRR Crossing in Queens
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented a rarely photographed location for the Vanderbilt Cup Races.
