Tag: Helck Family Collection
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Helck Family Collection: The Very Early Automobiles of the Deutsches Museum (1885-1901)
The Helck Family Collection includes a book The Automobile Section of the German Museum in Munich. It features rare photos of over 100 automobiles that were exhibited in the Deutsches Museum in 1950.
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Helck Family Collection: Old 16 on Display at the Henry Ford Museum in 1962
Since 1997, the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan has been the home of Old 16, the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. Thirty-Five years earlier, Old 16 made its first appearance at Henry Ford's 1962 sports car review exhibit.
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Helck Family Collection: The 1894 Paris-Rouen Race- The First “Road Wagon” Contest
The first competition among motor vehicles is generally considered to be the 79-mile "race" from Paris to Rouen on July 22, 1894. Thanks to the the Helck Family Archives, the 21 participants (six steamers and 15 propelled by gasoline or petrol) in this historic contest are documented below.
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Mystery Fotos #42 Solved: A 1948 Picnic at Lowell Thomas’ Home in Pawling, New York
The Helck Family Collection challenged you again to solve this weekend's Mystery Fotos.
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Mystery Foto #39 Solved:The First Documented Automobile Railroad Crossing Accident in the USA Update
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this never-before-published Mystery Foto.
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Helck Family Collection: December 1944 Esquire Article “Robertson Comes Through”
In the December 1944 issue of Esquire magazine, Paul Gallico provided this profile of George Robertson and the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race. The article was accompanied by a reproduction of this classic Vanderbilt Cup Race painting by Peter Helck.
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Helck Family Collection: The Only Known Existing 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race Flags?
One of the potential treasures of the Helck Family Collection are these two "Vanderbilt Cup Race flags." This fascinating discovery is detailed below.
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The Motor Racing Archives of Peter Helck to Become Available on VanderbiltCupRaces.com
Jerry and Timothy Helck have issued this press release concerning the motor racing archives of artist and historian Peter Helck.
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Mystery Foto #37 Solved: Ralph DePalma in the Mercedes that Won the 1915 Indy 500 Race
The Helck Family Collection challenges you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto. Louis Slawe also needs your help identifying this automobile or spaceship spotted last month on the Jersey Shore.
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VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: From the Helck Family Collection- Driver Louis Wagner
For 23 years, artist Peter Helck was a close friend of Louis Wagner, the winner of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race. This friendship was marked a multitude of correspondence between France and the USA, including artwork from Helck and photos from Wagner.
Yes! I will attend. The HQ for the Suffolk County Dental Society is on the first floor; I penned a short article for its…