William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.
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Nov 09 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Three Accidents Involving Motor Parkway Celebrities
As the automobile industry brought more people to the roadways, an increase in accidents was inevitable. Originally this post was to detail some of the accidents that occurred on the Motor Parkway but there were just too many of which to report.
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Nov 08 2021
Mystery Foto #45 Solved: The Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum in Staten Island
Did you identify this weekend's Mystery structure?
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Aug 30 2021
Mystery Foto #35 Solved: Robert C. Watson, Jr. was Willie K’s mechanician at the 1904 Ormond Daytona Tournament
Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto that had stomped me for 16 years?
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Aug 24 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: Stockholders of the Long Island Motor Parkway
The Motor Parkway was incorporated in December, 1906 with prominent and wealthy individuals invited to become investors. Records show who these individuals were and the amount of their investment.
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Aug 23 2021
Mystery Foto #34 Solved: Willie K in his 1900 Daimler White Ghost at the Brookholt Estate in East Meadow
Did you identify this weekend's Mystery Foto?
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Aug 04 2021
Kleiner’s Korner Part 2: Illustrations of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Participants
Additional portrayals of participants of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Jun 22 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Illustrations
As he had done in 1906, Robert Edgren again portrayed the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race through his illustrations in the "New York Evening World". As sports editor, he was able to convey his view of the race (many times not very positive) through pictures and his own words.
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May 27 2021
Kleiner’s Korner: And now for something completely different #4- Willie K.
The next segment of this series provides items about Willie K. that give a glimpse into his day-to-day life. This is certainly a very brief review of Willie's activities and does not portend to be an exhaustive look into his life.
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Mar 27 2021
Helck Family Collection: Original Transcript- “William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.”
Among the treasures of the Helck Family Collection is an original typewritten profile of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. dated November 26, 1969.
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Feb 15 2021
Mystery Foto #7 Solved: A 1932 View of Willie’s K’s Eagle Nest and Northport Harbor
Greg O. challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
