Tag: Gary Hammond
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Feb 07 2022
Mystery Friday Foto #6 Solved: Henry Austin Clark, Jr. visiting Lynhurst in Tarrytown in his 1912 Simplex Toy Tonneau in1970
Gary Hammond challenged you to solve last weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Sep 09 2020
In Search of Aline Rhonie’s Mural “The Pre-Lindbergh ERA of Flying on Long Island” First Installed in Roosevelt Field
Al Velocci, Sam Berliner III and Gary Hammond are having a wonderful discussion of a historic aviation mural. Of course, I was compelled to search for more information of this painting and its artist.
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Sep 07 2019
The 1948 Press Release Announcing “The Opening of the New Long Island Automotive Museum”
Gary Hammond has forwarded the official press release announcing the opening of the Henry Austin Clark, Jr.'s Long Island Automotive Museum in Southampton. The release included a description of Clark's car collection featuring the 1908 Thomas Flyer.
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Apr 10 2017
Mystery Foto #14 Solved: The Dining Room of the Petit Trianon in Lake Ronkonkoma
Gary Hammond once again challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Jan 03 2017
Hamptons Road Trip: A 1928 Renault Barn Find & Site of the Long Island Automotive Museum Up for Sale
A trip to the Hamptons today resulted in two discoveries: A 1928 Renault Million-Guiet barn find and confirmation that the site for the Long Island Automotive Museum is up for sale.
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Dec 14 2016
Hammond’s History: A 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race Parking Space Ticket at Pratt’s Farm in Westbury
Gary Hammond has written this post on a special piece of Vanderbilia.
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Apr 05 2016
The 1944 Proposal for “A Nassau County Park at Salisbury” in East Meadow
Gary Hammond has forwarded a copy of a rare historic document "A Nassau County Park at Salisbury" proposed by Nassau County Executive J. Russel Sprague in 1944. The aerial and map in the document provide insight into the Motor Parkway and East Meadow.
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Feb 17 2016
1937 Ye Mappe to Rothmann’s East Norwich Inn
Rothmann's Restaurant in East Norwich has been a fixture on Long Island since 1907. Rothmann's issued this cartoon postcard in 1937 showing the routes to their restaurant including the Long Island Motor Parkway. Postcard courtesy of Gary Hammond.
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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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Dec 16 2014
Rare View of the Bethpage Lodge and Its Lodgekeepers
Gary Hammond has forwarded this photo of the Bethpage Lodge.
