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Tag: Glenn Curtiss


  • Feb 18 2013

    Mystery Friday Photo #2 Solved: Clinton Road, Curtiss Field and the Curtiss Engineering Corporation

    Last Friday's mystery photo has been solved. The aerial is looking north towards Curtiss Engineering Corporation and Curtiss Field in Garden City and East Garden City in 1927.

  • Feb 16 2013

    The Role of the Motor Parkway in the Development of the Cruise Missile

    Hard to believe the Long Island Motor Parkway is connected to the development of the cruise missile?



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Feb 21 2019 A great many thanks to Al for most closely identifying the Mystery Photo tag as a machine shop tool tag as I stated rather than

Feb 20 2019 I held off on guessing the location, but I pretty much recognized the background, having run the track in the

Feb 20 2019 I was working for Austin part time in his library in Glen Cove when he went to take the photos ( on 4 x 5 sheet film) of the Alco.

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The six Vanderbilt Cup Races held on Long Island from 1904 to 1910 were the greatest sporting events of their day, and the first international automobile road races held in the United States. The races had a far-reaching impact on the development of American automobiles and parkways. This site provides comprehensive information on the races, the Long Island Motor Parkway and current Long Island automotive events, car shows and news.

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