Tag: Spirit Of St. Louis
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Exclusive: VanderbiltCupRaces.com and Cradle of Aviation to Digitize Thousands of Previously Unpublished Long Island Historic Photos
I am pleased to announce that VanderbiltCupRaces.com and the Cradle of Museum have reached an agreement to digitize thousands of negatives and glass plates that will further document the history of Long Island.
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Mystery Foto #49 Solved:A 1957 Aerial of a “Spirit of St. Louis” Press Conference at Roosevelt Field
The Cradle of Aviation provided this weekend's Mystery Foto of an amazing aerial.
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Mystery Foto #88 Solved: The Homecoming of Charles Lindbergh to Roosevelt Field on June 16, 1927
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented a historic Long Island event.
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Mystery Foto #19 Solved: Aerial of the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race & Site of Lindbergh’s Takeoff
This aerial was taken during the 1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race held at the "new" Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury.
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Article: “Classics Gather Where Lindbergh’s Flight Began”
Author Greg Merksamer has written an article on the Second Annual Cradle of Aviation Museum Car Show held on September 25, 2011. Over 90 classic and vintage cars participated in the Cradle of Aviation Museum Car Show hosted by the Long Island Sound Region of the Classic Car Club of…
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Historic Views of Roosevelt Field, the Motor Parkway and Lindbergh’s Takeoff
As shown in this 1938 aerial, the Long Island Motor Parkway was located to the west and south of the historic Roosevelt Field airfield. Here are other historic photos of Roosevelt Field and the Motor Parkway
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Charles Lindbergh and the Motor Parkway in 1927
One of the busiest days on the Motor Parkway was June 16, 1927, when Charles Lindbergh returned to Roosevelt Field to celebrate his successful solo flight to Paris. Lindbergh had taken off from the Roosevelt Field east runway 27 days earlier. The Motor Parkway is the road in the middle…
The partially completed train crossing is obviously Mineola or Albertson. Staring at the picture it could easily be…