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Tag: Keystone Bombers-1931


  • Mystery Foto #99: The Wright Flying Field in Mineola Circa 1916/1917
    Dec 23 2014

    Mystery Foto #99: The Wright Flying Field in Mineola Circa 1916/1917

    Allan Routt of Fairborn, Ohio forwarded this never-before-published photo of a Long Island Motor Parkway sign as this weekend's Mystery Foto.

  • Mystery Foto #82 Solved:  Aerial View of Mitchel Field and Roosevelt Field on September 1, 1948
    Aug 25 2014

    Mystery Foto #82 Solved:  Aerial View of Mitchel Field and Roosevelt Field on September 1, 1948

    Frank Feminas challenged you to solve another Mystery Foto.

  • Keystone Bombers Over the Long Island Motor Parkway
    May 17 2009

    Keystone Bombers Over the Long Island Motor Parkway

    One of most spectacular photos in the book The Long Island Motor Parkway shows Keystone bombers flying over Roosevelt Field and the Long Island Motor Parkway in East Garden City.



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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.

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