Tag: Consuelo Vanderbilt
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Jun 17 2014
Consuelo Vanderbilt, the Duchess of Marlborough: A Real Downton Heiress
In 1895, Consuelo Vanderbilt, 18-year old sister of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr, was "encouraged" by her mother Alva to marry Englands's Duke of Marlborough. In a 2010 post in MailOnline, author Tony Rennell suggested Consuelo was one of the real American "Downton heiresses" who married into and saved the British aristocracy.
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Feb 21 2014
Video of the Week: “The Vanderbilts - An American Dynasty”
This week's video of the week is a 48-minute Biography special on our beloved Vanderbilt Family.
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Jul 14 2013
The Vanderbilt Family at the Start-Finish Line of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race
The Vanderbilt Cup Races attracted the Vanderbilt family and their friends to the grandstands. It was never more evident than at the Start-Finish Line on Jericho Turnpike in Mineola for the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
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Jan 20 2012
Willie K’s Sister Consuelo Vanderbilt: The Duchess of Marlborough
William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s sister Consuelo, the Duchess of Marlborough (center wearing a white blouse) was among the 5,000 spectators gathered at the Mineola grandstand for the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race. A 2010 profile on kimmystyle.blogspot.com is reposted here, supplemented by images from my collection.
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Oct 31 2009
Where in the stands is Horace A. Beale, Jr?
H. Binney Peale: Do you have any photos of my grandfather Horace A. Beale, Jr. at the 1905 or 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races?
