sheepsheadbayspeedway
25 photos tagged sheepsheadbayspeedway, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.
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- libraryofcongress
- xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11
- astorcup
- newyork
- sheepsheadbay
- 1916
- automobile
- airplane
- aircraft
- aviation
- aviator
- biplane
- auto
- race
- longisland
- speedway
- june
- 1917
- actorsfund
- automobilefashionshow
- automobilefashionshows
- actorsfundofamerica
- automobiles
- june171917
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Recent uploads
The last upload was April 2017.
Open-air "Aida" (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded April 2017
Al. Smith & wife (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded August 2016
Auto fashion parade (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded July 2015
Ruth McDonald (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded July 2015
Le Cain in Delgae (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded October 2014
Rawlins (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded September 2014
Buzane (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded September 2014
Ruckstall & Quickwell in Mercer (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded August 2014
Astor Cup (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded August 2014
Chevrolet in Sunbeam (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded August 2014
Muller in Dans L'Orient (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded August 2014
Pullen in Mercer (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded August 2014
Lewis in Premier (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded August 2014
Pullen in Mercer (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded August 2014
Resta changing tire (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded August 2014
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Astor Cup (LOC)
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Seuss. said:
The Astor Cup race in 1916 ran 250 miles (shortened from 350 miles the previous year and was won by Johnny Aitken in a Peugeot. 31 cars started and 14 finished (this was considered a large number of finishers)
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swanq said:
Field and results also at www.champcarstats.com/races/191610.htm
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Richard Norton said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astor_Cup_(auto_race)
Auto fashion parade (LOC)
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Art Siegel said:
An ad for this event ran in the New York Sun on June 17, 1917: "The Ultra Smart Event of the Season" AUTOMOBILE FASHION SHOW ON BEHALF OF THE ACTORS' FUND of AMERICA A brilliant assemblage of America's most beautiful women riding and driving in a glittering array of the most up-to-date models of the Automobile Manufacturers of the World. SHEEPSHEAD BAY SPEEDWAY $1 .00 ONE DAY ONLY SATURDAY, JUNE 23 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030431/1917-06-17/ed-...
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Ryan (LOC P&P) said:
Thanks for the information Art Siegel. We'll make sure that it gets into the record the next time we update.
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Art Siegel said:
Newspaper account: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B04E5D7123BE0...