Tag: Helck Family Collection
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Helck Family Collection: Original Transcript- Willie K. and the “Race to Death”
Among the treasures of the Helck Family Collection is an original typewritten profile of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. dated November 26, 1969. This section of the article describes Vanderbilt's participation in the 1903 Paris-Madrid Race which became known as the "Race of Death".
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Mystery Foto #51 Solved: The 1917 Winton House Car Owned by James Melton
The Helck Family Collection challenged you again to solve this Mystery Auto.
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Mystery Foto #50 Solved: Joe Tracy & Jerry Helck in Old 16 at the 1945 Franklin County Fair
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Kleiner’s Kolumn: Al Poole’s Original Documents from the Helck Family Collection
The Helck Family Collection contains official documents pertaining to Peter Helck's friend Al Poole. The documents include his driving license and being summoned to appear in court, both in his home country of England and in the United States.
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Helck Family Collection: Long Island Motor Parkway Inc. $1,000 Four Per Cent Gold Bond
In 1906 William K. Vanderbilt Jr. and his business associates raised $2 million ($57 million today) in stock to build the Motor Parkway. Eventually, more than $6 million ($171 million today) was raised including $1 million in 4% interest gold bonds.
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Mystery Foto #42 Solved: The Team Reunion of Joe Tracy and Al Poole for the 1956 “Rerun”
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Old 16 Mystery Foto.
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Mystery Foto #41 Solved: The East Norwich Turn of the Vanderbilt Race Courses As Seen in 1955
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Mystery Foto #39 Solved: Louis Wagner and Louis Vivet in the 1905 #6 Darracq
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
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Mystery Foto #34 Solved: Joe Tracy at the 1939 Automobile Old Timers Luncheon in NYC
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to find veteran Vanderbilt Cup Race driver Joe Tracy in this 1939 photo of "Old Timers".
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Mystery Foto #22 Solved: Peter Helck, Golfer Gene Sarazen and Old 16 in 1948
This weekend's Mystery Foto was taken at a New York celebrity party.
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