Tag: Stephanie Gress
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Mystery Foto #2 Solved: The 2012 awarding of the 1937 Chrysler’s Chrysler at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum.
Did you identify this 2012 Mystery Foto?
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Updated 2/21/18: Mystery Foto #7 Solved: The Roslyn Motors Lincoln Dealership in 1926
Automotive historian Walt Gosden challenged you to solve this very challenging Mystery Foto.
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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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Willie K’s 1909 55-HP Mercedes that Toured From Tunisia to France
Tom Padilla is currently researching a 1913 accident witnessed by William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. and looking for information on one of Willie K's cars.
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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.
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Video of the Week: Vanderbilt Museum Sells One of A Kind Chrysler (2012)
In March 2012, reporter Chris Collora documented the purchase of the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler by Howard Kroplick from the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum.
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Who Owns the Original Vanderbilt Cup Trophy and Where Is It Today?
Linda C: "Howard, who is the current owner of the Vanderbilt Cup trophy and how did they obtain it"?
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VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: The Vanderbilt Cup Trophy Today
Courtesy of Roger White, Associate Curator, Division of Work and Industry for the Smithsonian Institution, yesterday I received a special birthday gift- a visit to see the Vanderbilt Cup trophy. Stephanie Gress, Director of Curatorial Affairs of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, Roz Kroplick and I took a special trip…
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Garden City News “Stewart School Quest Students Capture Archive Award”
Congratulations to the Quest students of the Stewart School of Garden City. The Garden City News reports the students have been awarded Certificates of Merit for their research film on the Long Island Motor Parkway.
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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.
Thanks to Howard Kroplick and http://www.vanderbiltcup races.com for Keeping American Automotive Racing History & my…