Tag: Mystery Photo
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Mar 04 2013
Mystery Photo #4 Solved: A 1928 Aerial of Old Bethpage and Melville Looking North
The fourth in our series of Friday mystery photos is a classic aerial of the Motor Parkway: Old Bethpage and Melville looking North.
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Feb 25 2013
Mystery Photo Solved #3: The 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race on Ellison Road (Avenue) in Westbury
Last Friday's mystery photos of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race were courtesy of the Witmer Photograph Collection of the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society in Port Washington.
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Feb 18 2013
Mystery Friday Photo #2 Solved: Clinton Road, Curtiss Field and the Curtiss Engineering Corporation
Last Friday's mystery photo has been solved. The aerial is looking north towards Curtiss Engineering Corporation and Curtiss Field in Garden City and East Garden City in 1927.
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Feb 11 2013
Mystery Friday Photo #1 Solved: The Bethpage State Park in Old Bethpage and Farmingdale
Congratulations to Brian McCarthy, Jim Waechtler, blh, Frank and Scott for correctly identifying last week's mystery 1940s aerial as the Long Island Motor Parkway on the border of Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale.
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Jan 15 2013
Walter McCarthy Provides the Answers to His Mystery Photo Challenge
Last week, VanderbiltCupRaces.com contributer Walter McCarthy provided this challenge to all viewers to identify this photo.
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Dec 18 2012
Can You Identify Aunt Nell Patterson’s Automobile?
Rog Patterson of Holly Hill, Florida has challenged VanderbiltCupRaces.com viewers to help identify his aunt's car.
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Jul 18 2012
CSI Report: Two Women and A Motor Parkway Sign
As a follow-up to last Wednesday's post concerning a 1931 Motor Parkway photo provided by Bill Schwartzberg, the CSI (Cup Scene Investigation) Team has been dispatched to analyze the submitted evidence.
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Jul 11 2012
Long Island Motor Parkway Signs Updated 2/13/2016
A summary of the signs used to direct drivers to the Motor Parkway.
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Aug 24 2010
A Mystery Photo from the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race: The B.L.M. Racer
One of the many nice people that I met last Friday at the Saratoga Automobile Museum was Marie Foster of Champlain Canal Tour Boats. Marie brought along this photo with the caption "1906 Vanderbilt Racer, NYC." One of her favorite vintage car photos for years, no one had ever been able to identify the car. Since I always enjoy a Vanderbilt Cup Race challenge, here is my attempt to solve the mystery:
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Jul 16 2010
Update of Local Car Shows and Automotive Events & Mystery Photo Contest #4
A comprehensive list of local car shows and automotive events through October 2010 is provided below. The Alco "Black Beast" will be appearing at those automotive events marked with an * .
