Tag: Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
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Vanderbilt Museum Announces New Automobile Addition to Its Exhibit
The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum has issued the following press release:
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“Black Beast” Returns to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
As described in the Huntington Patch, The Alco "Black Beast" returned to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum last Sunday. Despite the heat and the approaching thunderstorm, a great time was had by all. Here are some highlights:
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Film: “Willie K’s Eagle Nest Mansion"and a Request for Feedback
As part of the LI News Tonight series on Long Island Gold Coast mansions, Chris Collora produced this 3-minute tour of Wiliam K. Vanderbilt, Jr's Eagle Nest mansion located in Centerport. Stephanie Gress, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the museum, provides a wonderful comentary on the manison. Watch…
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“The Black Beast” Visits the Vanderbilt Museum
Yesterday I brought "The Black Beast" to my favorite museum, the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum. It is likely the first Vanderbilt Cup racer to visit William K. Vanderbilt, Jr's home ...with the possible exception of "Old 16" Locomobile when it was owned by Peter Helck.
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Garden City News “Quest Students are History Detectives”
As previously posted, I have been assisting 13 fourth and fifth graders of the Stewart School in their research of the Long Island Motor Parkway. On April 27th, the students and I explored the archives of William K. Vanderbilt Jr. at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport.
The…
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The Vanderbilt Cup On Long Island in 1933
From 1904 to 1916, the manufacturer of the winning car of the Vanderbilt Cup Races was allowed to hold the 30-pound silver Vanderbilt Cup for one year. The cup was usually placed on display at the company's exhibits and automobile trade shows. But, what happened to the Vanderbilt Cup…
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Newsday “Vanderbilt Museum gets a donation from a Vanderbilt”
Bill Bleyer of Newsday reported on Tuesday that Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Conner of Mahattan, a cousin of Willie K., has contributed $10,000 to help the "financially troubled institution keep its doors open".
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Efforts to Save the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
Efforts to save the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum were described in the January 10, 2009 issue of the New York Times
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
Deep and rich automotive details here. This whole series could easily be a part of the increasingly popular luxury auto…