Vanderbilt Cup Races
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Apr 26 2011
Help Solve the Motor Parkway Mysteries of Central Park
The Central Park Historical Society and the Bethpage Public Library will be co-sponsoring a presentation The Long Island Motor Parkway, the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race and Central Park" tonight beginning at 7:30 PM.
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Mar 10 2011
Presentation “The Long Island Motor Parkway, the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race and Central Park”
The Central Park Historical Society and the Bethpage Public Library will be co-sponsoring a presentation The Long Island Motor Parkway, the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race and Central Park" to be held on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 beginning at 7:30 PM. They have issued the following press release:
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Mar 02 2011
Japanese Television Film “Vanderbilt Cup Races & The Alco Black Beast”
Last year the Japanese network NHK developed a televison series "America on Paper Print Film" exploring the Library of Congress' collection of 3,000 silent films.
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Feb 21 2011
Archives: Favorite Website: Vanderbilt Cup Races
Links to favorite websites related to the Vanderbilt Cup Races:
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Feb 18 2011
A Series of Vanderbilt Cup Race Exaggerations by Malcolm Strauss
In 1904 and 1905 Automobile Topics magazine hired cartoonist Malcolm A. Strauss to create five "exaggerations of men who manage motors" for their issues featuring the Vanderbilt Cup Races: Jr.:
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Feb 10 2011
From the McCarthy Collection: Four Hotels on the Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
Walter McCarthy: "I came across this journal "Automobile Tours 1908" while browsing through some of my old original literature. This issue included information on four hotels on the Vanderbilt Cup Race course."
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Jan 20 2011
The Garden City Hotel in 1913
In the 1900s, the largest and grandest hotel on Long Island was the Garden City Hotel. Located in the center of the 1904 course, the hotel served as headquarters for the Vanderbilt Cup Race Commission for all six races from 1904 to 1910.
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Dec 23 2010
Prominent Women of the Vanderbilt Cup Races
The daybreak start of the Vanderbilt Cup Races attracted thousands of adventurous men and women who streamed into Long Island from New York City. With hotels and roadhouses overflowing, they camped, gambled, drank, socialized, and established a tradition of revelry that became a hallmark of the event. Women made up approximately one-third of the spectators. In the custom of the day, the women wore their finest clothes to great public events including the Vanderbilt Cup Races. Here are several…
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Dec 22 2010
Cablevision’s Neighborhood Journal Film Series: “Part II: From Dream to Reality”
Cablevision's Neighborhood Journal has developed a five-part film series on the Vanderbilt Cup Races. The producer and narrator of the film is Bob Klement who is interviewed by host Joanna Venditto. The five parts of the series are:
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Dec 20 2010
Cablevision’s Neighborhood Journal Film Series: “Part I: Who was Vanderbilt?”
Cablevision's Neighborhood Journal has developed a five-part film series on the Vanderbilt Cup Races. The producer and narrator of the film is Bob Klement who is interviewed by host Joanna Venditto. The five parts of the series are:
