Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: Vanderbilt Museum Archives

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  Apr 25 2022

  Mystery Friday Foto #17 Solved: The Motor Parkway under construction north of Marcus Avenue in Lake Success (Circa 1911)

  The Vanderbilt Museum Archives challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.

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  Apr 11 2022

  Mystery Friday Foto #15 Solved: The Jerusalem Road (Stewart Avenue) Motor Parkway Bridge under construction

  The Vanderbilt Museum Archives challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.

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  Apr 04 2022

  Mystery Friday Foto #14 Solved: A view of a Merrick Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge from the Vanderbilt Museum Archives

  Greg O. challenged you to solve this weekend's Mystery Foto.

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  Apr 02 2022

  Treasures from the Vanderbilt Museum Archives:  William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s historic photos are being posted online

  LIU's Palmer School of Library & Information Science received a $1.5 million grant in 2016 to digitize materials in 80 local historical societies and museums. Several of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.'s personal photo albums have now been posted online by LIU.

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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…

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  Aug 29 2015

  The William K. Vanderbilt Jr. One-Mile Land Speed Record Trophy

  The zenith of William K. Vanderbilt Jr's racing career was the 1904 Ormond-Daytona Beach Automobile Races. On January 27, 1904, he set the one-mile land speed record on the beach going 92.3 mph in a 90-hp Mercedes. To mark this achievement, Willie K. later received this beautiful silver trophy.