Tag: Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
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Feb 22 2020
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The Last Known Surviving Poster for the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race
My favorite co-author Al Velocci and I met in 2003 researching the Motor Parkway and Vanderbilt Cup Races at the Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport. With the permission of the museum, we were able to discover thousands of documents & photos over the years including the last known surviving poster for the 1904 Race.
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Oct 15 2018
Mystery Foto #41 Solved: William K. Vanderbilt Jr., Rosamund Vanderbilt & Robert & Edie Huntington
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented four friends traveling together.
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Apr 14 2018
Highlights from Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society Meeting: The Grand Vanderbilt Estates
Over 65 members of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society had a wonderful evening last Thursday discussing Motor Parkway projects and listening to author and historian Paul Mateyunas' presentation The Grand Estates of the Gold Coast.
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Feb 10 2018
Direct from Brazil: Three Photos of the 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler at the LeBaron Factory
Master coachbuilder Joao Gazineu of Brazil has posted three rarely seen photos of the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler. The photos were taken at the LeBaron Factory in Detroit Michigan on June 16, 1937.
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Jan 23 2018
From the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum: The Vanderbilts: A Century of Military Service
Stephanie Gress, director of curatorial affairs for the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, has forwarded this article on how the Vanderbilt family have served our country for over one hundred years.
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Oct 16 2017
Mystery Foto #41 Solved: An Aerial of Glen Oaks and Lake Success Taken in 1929
This weekend's Mystery Foto was associated with the William K. Vanderbilt Jr., the Long Island Motor Parkway and the Vanderbilt Cup Races.
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May 15 2017
Mystery Foto #19 Solved: An Aerial View of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.‘s Eagle’s Nest Estate
This weekend's Mystery Foto was a unique view of a famous Long Island estate.
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Jul 09 2016
Vanderbilt Museum Clam Bake on July 23, 2016: Willie K’s Great-Great Granddaughter is Special Guest
The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum has announced that their fifth annual Clam Bake on Saturday, July 23, 20116 will have a special guest.
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Dec 22 2015
Rare Photos of Chrysler’s Chrysler at the Vanderbilt Museum in 1986
Back in the summer of 1986, 29-year old Tom Gibson decided to take a journey to William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s "Eagle's Nest" estate in Centerport on Long Island. Little did Tom know that day he would provide important documentation of Chrysler's Chrysler with his black and white camera.
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Sep 17 2015
This Sunday’s Seven Car Shows on Long Island & Highlights from the Vanderbilt Museum Car Show
There will be seven car and truck shows on Long Island this Sunday.
