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Grove Lime & Coal: 1920
... have a representative number of trucks in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Long Island City, and New York city. In New York territory, they have ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/09/2012 - 7:51am -

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Grove Lime & Coal Co." Our latest entry in the Shorpy parade of Stone Age delivery trucks. View full size. National Photo Co. Witt-Will TruckLocally made in D.C., essentially in the shadow of the White House, and sold primarily to Federal agencies, mostly during the 1920s. Really enjoyable series, Dave (Stone Age trucks); keep it going. Old TrucksThing that strikes me the most is the small size of these old delivery trucks. They appear to be about one ton capacity or so, only slightly heavier than a modern full-size pickup. Yet judging from the heavy frame construction and solid-rubber tires, the actual truck body could have handled a good deal more weight. The primitave engines and transmissions of the time were the restriction. Dig that crazy diff!The differential is mounted with the pinion gear vertical. That means the power from the driveshaft must make a 90 degree turn before making another 90 degree turn inside the diff to the axels. That's some wasted energy right there. Perhaps a gear connection, necessitated by a lack of sufficiently strong U-joints? Interesting. Truck comes with two brakes on the rear wheels only, whether you need them or not. One other kooky observation: from the looks of that engine crank, you better be able to get it running in less than half a swing. The proximity of that bumper is scary. Crazy differentialI believe that first 90 degree turn is a worm, like the 1925 vintage International. It did allow very effective engine braking unlike 30's and 40's vintage 1 1/2 T that had no stopping power when loaded. An employer told me that cars should yield to his trucks and he didn't want to see a brake light until I pulled over the pit at the elevator. We didn't do that of course but it showed the mindset of many employers in those days. DifferentialGents, take a look at a lot of Mack trucks and you will see the same sort of differential. I have never seen inside of one, but I know they look a lot like the Witt-Will rear end on the outside. Axles Part XXXVIIIProbably rather like the Rockwell axles used on contemporary M series military trucks, with some reduction built into the transition on top they can use a smaller ring gear and gain a little more ground clearance as well as save wear and tear on universal joints. Witt-Will CompanyWashington Post Mar 16, 1924 Refrigerator Cars on Public Roads Grow in Number Present Capacity Taxed by Orders New Type of Body for Ice Cream Shipments Built by Local Company. Among the oldest and most successful of motor truck factories is numbered that of the Witt-Will Company, which is located within practically a stone's throw of the Union station. They are manufacturers of the Witt-Will motor truck, which are seen in increasing numbers on the streets of Washington and along the roads of Maryland and Virginia. Their sales organization has confined its efforts to the placing of trucks in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, but their many satisfied users have brought them business from other points, and they now have a representative number of trucks in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Long Island City, and New York city. In New York territory, they have specialized in the construction of the ideal truck for the ice cream business, and have recently developed a special refrigerating body of the ice cream business; orders for which have now taxed the capacity of their present quarters. Along with other local manufacturing industries, this organization stands out as a distinction to Washington, not only as the only truck manufacturer in this section of the country, but because it was founded and has been carried on by Washingtonians, who have established a reputation among those who know truck values for producing a motor truck of quality. In August, 1911, an experiment was made in the construction of a 3-ton gasoline motor truck and the test of it in heavy service. The experiment proved such a success that the construction of a 5-ton truck was immediately started and when finished was placed in the same heavy service in which the first truck was then employed. At this point the experiment became an established success, as the truck so constructed had for exceeded he most sanguine expectations of the builders. It was then decided to establish the Witt-Will Company, Inc., having for its object the building of Witt-Will motor trucks. At the start a two-story factory building 40 by 100 feet was erected. This building was constructed in May, 1912, and the construction of motor trucks was begun. Subsequently, the expectations of business far exceeded their first thought, until the space now occupied is approximately 27,000 square feet. They are now building motor trucks of 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 and 5-ton capacities. The factory and offices are located at 52-56 N street northeast. The officers are John M. Dugan: president and treasurer; George H. Coale, Vice president, and James S. McKee, secretary. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Natl Photo)
Surf Club: 1947
August 1, 1947. "Surf Club, Atlantic Beach, Long Island, New York. Beach scene III." Ever alert for signs of distress, the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/28/2013 - 12:13pm -

August 1, 1947. "Surf Club, Atlantic Beach, Long Island, New York. Beach scene III." Ever alert for signs of distress, the lifeguard must have a keen sense of peripheral vision. Gottscho-Schleisner photo. View full size. Indeed.This objective can also be achieved by turning slightly towards bathers who may soon need assistance. He looks like he might have tangled with a shark in the line of duty, although given the date, it was more likely of the two-legged Axis variety. Is it Charles Atlas?Having been an avid reader of comic books and their advertisements for my first 20 years, I see a strong resemblance to C.A. in the lifeguard and I also think I see the 97 lb. weakling about to have sand kicked in his face. When the girls join Charles in berating the skinny sap, he sends for the C.A. course and comes back a month later all bulked up and kicks Charlie's behind, and the girls go off with the former wimp. Not very nice or loyal girls if you ask me. Healthy Looking Gals!Interesting to see what was considered bathing beauties. Maybe skinny-rail-thin will run it's course and we'll get back to well-rounded natural again. Air Temperature 65 Degrees?I'd say the chalkboard requires updating. That temp was probably at 7AM. Silver PointThe Sun and Surf Beach Club, as it is properly known as, is located on the other side of the Silver Point Beach Club. You have to go through Silver Point to get to it. As A kid, my parents rented a "cabana" (actually a large wooden closet) in Silver Point. They are the only to clubs to the right of the bridge in Atlantic Beach (the name of the town that they were located in). You had to go down Rockaway Boulevard that ran behind Idawield Airport (now JFK) to get to the bridge. I can remember the (prop) planes taking off or landing right over us as we drove by. Hey lifeguardEither uncross your legs or turn in your man card now. Big TonyThe lifeguard looks like the Chicago Outfit muscled its way into the lifeguard biz by '47. (The Gallery, Gottscho-Schleisner, Swimming)
Payday: 1905
... celebrate its Italian origins. The vessel's adventure off Long Island was not its last voyage. Over the next decades she sailed as ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/11/2013 - 9:44am -

Circa 1905. "Payday for the stevedores. Baltimore, Maryland." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Taken before Feb 7, 1904?The area to the north of the docks in the photo burned in the Great Fire of 1904, which occurred on February 7-8. The buildings in the background of the photo look like they were built in the 19th century and, thus, the photograph likely was taken before the Great Fire. DAY-OLooks like the banana boat came in, and some of the workers got a sample. The banana boatBodø is detailed in this article, near the bottom: "The steamship Bodø was variously described in period newspaper accounts as a United Fruit Company freighter and a Norwegian fruit freighter, but the flag on her funnel indicates that she was registered as an Italian merchant ship. In 1903 the Bodø was one of several ships transporting bananas from Jamaica and Cuba for the Di Giorgio Importing & Steamship Company of Baltimore, docking at Bowly’s Wharf. A portion of the cargo would be unloaded by stevedores on the dockside and sold directly to local wholesalers, while the larger portion was unloaded into Baltimore & Ohio Railroad boxcars on floats on the water side." Bodø's last voyageNew York Times story March 21, 1906. Banana Glut The Baltimore Sun, April 30, 1905. Big Receipts of Bananas Eight steamers arrived last week from Jamaica and Cuba with 142,668 bunches of bananas, which can safely be said to be the largest weekly receipts of that fruit since the inception of the business at this port. The following were the steamers that arrived, the number of bunches and the islands from which they brought the fruit: … Steamer Bodo, Banes, Cuba, 12,716 bunches. … The Bodo was launched 10 June 1894 as the Xenia for Bergh & Helland of Bergen, Norway, by A/S Bergens MV of Bergen. Sold in 1899 to A/S Vesteraalens D/S, Narvik, and renamed Bodo, she was chartered to Di Giorgio but remained under the Norwegian flag. The vessel's funnel marking is that of the Di Giorgio firm, intended to celebrate its Italian origins. The vessel's adventure off Long Island was not its last voyage. Over the next decades she sailed as Plentigen, Polar, Samos, and Ikaria, until broken up in 1928 in Greece. The conversationI look at the two men beneath the helm and imagine a chief mate or officer of the watch telling the head of the stevedores how he wants things loaded, or talking to his boatswain or junior officer teaching him how to properly load or discharge cargo, what to look out for, etc... so cool! (The Gallery, Baltimore, Boats & Bridges, DPC)
Boats Bait Beer: 1910
... July 1910. "Goose Creek, houses on the water, Jamaica Bay, Long Island." 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/13/2011 - 12:35pm -

New York, July 1910. "Goose Creek, houses on the water, Jamaica Bay, Long Island." 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. View full size. Broad ChannelPretty good bet this is the area in Queens County called Broad Channel. It lies on a peninsula leading to Rockaway Beach, a subject of other Shorpy posts including one comment today. The original residents were squatters and the homes were little more than shacks. The City of New York, in 1982, started leasing the land to the homeowners for 99 years and it has become a vibrant community with the specter of gentrification on the horizon. Goose CreekGoose Creek was one of four stops along the five-mile line built in 1880 on a wooden trestle across Jamaica Bay by the New York, Woodhaven and Rockaway Railroad. The other three were the Raunt, Broad Channel and Beach Channel. Summer ParadiseQueens County was mostly farms back in those days. A lot of this area is now National Seashore land. In addition to fishing (fluke, bluefish, weakfish, etc.), vacationers in the area could visit nearby Aqueduct for a day of Thoroughbred racing. I would imagine shotgunning was a popular diversion as well, due to the large numbers of aquatic fowl in the area. The locally brewed beer is a nice touch. Budweiser? Never heard of it, friend. BootleggingJust a few years after this, in nearby Broad Channel, my grandfather as a kid would cart huge sacks of sugar out the the illegal Prohibition-era distilleries at the end of the pier. The cops knew this was going on, but they were paid to look the other way. Grandpa said that once he got a whole silver dollar as tip. (The Gallery, Boats & Bridges, G.G. Bain, NYC)
Respect My Authoritah: 1954
... Oct. 7, 1954. "Police desk, Village Hall, Garden City, Long Island, N.Y. Moore & Hutchins, client." Large-format negative by ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/19/2014 - 2:16pm -

        When you're being booked for Drunk & Disorderly in front of this guy, the blue (?) lights must be awesome to behold. Oct. 7, 1954. "Police desk, Village Hall, Garden City, Long Island, N.Y. Moore & Hutchins, client." Large-format negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size. The only thing missing is a set of bar stools. The lightingMost likely green, as back then police had green lights outside the station. Air ConditionedWho can name the brand? Window UnitI'm pretty sure it's a Norge, as I can very nearly make out the logo above the control panel. Kilocycle copsAnyone want to ID the GE base station cabinet behind 'Eric'? Step Up to the BarAnd the railing in front of the counter is A) to help the drunks keep their balance B) to remind you that the jail has bars everywhere C) for when the officers hold their ballet practice D) a symbol that judges have to first pass the bar City mapGarden City appears to be pretty small, and it looks as though the city limits haven't changed, as evidenced (see what I did there?) by the current map. Also, having scanned through the Gottscho-Schleisner collection several years ago, it's kind of unusual to see a person in the pictures, at least one so close up. Bar MethodAs I remember from my law enforcement days, the rails were for handcuffing recently arrested suspects awaiting booking. They frequently weren't in a good mood. (The Gallery, Gottscho-Schleisner)
In My Back Yard: 1929
Long Island or Connecticut circa 1929. "Unidentified women, possibly Elizabeth ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/09/2015 - 4:12pm -

Long Island or Connecticut circa 1929. "Unidentified women, possibly Elizabeth Duncan dancers." 4x5 nitrate negative by Arnold Genthe. View full size. Again??Time to call Orkin. It Happened to Us!Our back yard has a big lawn surrounded by a small woods, making it feel quite pastoral. Once, our church filmed some interpretive dancers doing their bit back there. So, this picture is as relevant now as it was nearly a century ago! Isadora?Shouldn't that be Isadora Duncan? [Not when referring to her sister Elizabeth. -tterrace] EtherealI love this photo! Reminiscent of the calm, less complex time, before our current high tech intensity. Why, umm, no. "Does this gauzy dress-like garment with the rubber band thingy situated awkwardly beneath my posterior make me look fat?" I can't define "diaphanousness"But I know it when I see it. (The Gallery, Arnold Genthe, Dance)
After the Baseball Game
... Conn., which is a tough and poor city on the coast of Long Island Sound. Brooklawn CC is right on the border of Bridgeport but is ... 
 
Posted by rapidrobert - 09/22/2011 - 11:37pm -

After a baseball game the Raybestos Company employee team is shown relaxing at the Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Connecticut. My father, James Edward McKenna, fourth from the left in the back row, is leaning against a tree. Picture was taken about 1917. From the several smiles on their faces, I imagine that they won the game that day. - Robert Edward McKenna View full size. Bob's DadHi Bob, What a fine looking man your dad was! Thanks for sharing your picture of him with us. Colleen Fitzpatrick Quizmaster General www.forensicgenealogy.info Fairfield, Connecticut.Fairfield CT was/is a very upscale area in Southern CT...near Westport, Southport, and Greenwich. When you drive east on Rt 1 (from Rhode Island) you can tell immediately as you pass into Fairfield County: everything suddenly becomes clean, neat, orderly, and easy on the eye. Brooklawn Country ClubHello. I was a member at this country club for some years in the 1990s. The immediate area, while still nice and part of pretty suburban Fairfield County, has fallen away due to nearby Bridgeport, Conn., which is a tough and poor city on the coast of Long Island Sound. Brooklawn CC is right on the border of Bridgeport but is itself still lovely. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Now Highering: 1912
... home, Winfield Hall, in Glen Cove on the North Shore of Long Island. Just for comparison, The Woolworth Building started ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/16/2019 - 8:44pm -

New York circa 1912. "Broadway, looking north from Cortlandt Street and Maiden Lane." Our second look in recent weeks at the Woolworth Building in the final stages of construction. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size. Mourning jewelry window signAs anyone who every watched "Antiques Roadshow" or has done any research into old jewelry knows, it used to be a common practice to mourn one's dear departed with "remembrance" jewelry to keep in mind the loved ones who are no longer with us. Some people were in mourning for years and others, like Queen Victoria, mourned her late husband Albert for the remainder of her long life. Lots of this jewelry has black stones or black metal and some of it even incorporated locks of hair of the deceased. Some of it was exquisite and very expensive and is in museums it is so valuable, and some not so much. I had never seen it advertised in other Shorpy pictures though, so this is a first for me. "The Tubes"Pole sign, "Hudson Tunnels" - The Hudson and Manhattan Railway Tunnels - Known locally as "The Tubes"; service began between Lower Manhattan and Jersey City, July 19, 1909. Known today as the PATH System by the younger folk, but still the Tubes to me. What, pray tell... is that statute on top of one of the buildings. [Appropriately enough, it's atop the Walkover Building. -tterrace] Cable railwayMany people will know of the cable cars of San Francisco, this picture shows a similar system in New York. The Broadway cable railway opened in 1893 and ran Battery Place from Whitehall Street to Broadway - Broadway to Seventh Avenue - Seventh Avenue to 59th Street. The motive power was provided by a continuous steel cable running in a slot under the street between the rails. The central powerhouse was at Houston and Broadway. [Those slots are for access to underground electrical conduits. The last of Manhattan's cable-powered lines had been converted to electricity by 1901. -tterrace] street lightWhat is the smaller light (?) just behind the street light across Maiden Lane? Conduit CleaningThe rectangular panels located between the streetcars' running rails and the centered slot rails were to allow access to the electrical conduit whenever necessary to clear the conduits accumulation of the abundant brown debris seen on the surface of the street. PurportedlyWoolworth could see the completed building from his summer home, Winfield Hall, in Glen Cove on the North Shore of Long Island. Just for comparison, The Woolworth Building started construction in 1910, and Winfield Hall was rebuilt (after a rather suspect fire) in 1916; the skyscraper cost an estimated $13.5M to build, while the rebuilt Winfield Hall racked up an impressive price-tag in excess of $11M -- including a $2M marble staircase. Fire Alarm Box LightIn response to the post by Jmarksr: The smaller light beyond the streetlight marks the location of a Fire Alarm Box. This lamp will have a red glass shade. At night, one could immediately locate the nearest fire alarm box by looking for a red lamp. In my youth, the globes in some towns & cities were red, and in others the globes were orange. I don't know why. (Some towns also had green lamps on police call boxes.) The early fire alarm boxes were "Telegraph" boxes which used an ultra-reliable spring-wound clockwork mechanism to tap out the code of the fire box on a dedicated telegraph line to the Fire Dept., where it was recorded as punch marks on a moving paper tape. (Later, some cities converted to an actual telephone system.) The telegraph system was powered from lead-acid batteries at the Fire Dept. It would function even during a power failure, as the batteries could support the system for many days. (The Gallery, DPC, NYC, Streetcars)
Candlelight Parking: 1951
... "Patricia Murphy's Candlelight Restaurant, Manhasset, Long Island, New York. Exterior, with autos." Nonconformists will please park ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/14/2017 - 10:03am -

May 26, 1951. "Patricia Murphy's Candlelight Restaurant, Manhasset, Long Island, New York. Exterior, with autos." Nonconformists will please park to the left. Large-format acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size. Postwar newcomerMostly hidden behind the shrubbery appears to be a Frazer rounding out the excellent representation of auto makes driven by the restaurant's patrons. Quatre ChevauxWell, driving a Renault 4CV near NY in 1951 is surely nonconformist! Expensive RestaurantSo in 2017 dollars, the $5.25 sirloin dinner is over 42 bucks. Pricey joint, even in 1962. White WallsNote the white beauty rings, or white wall wheel discs on the 1947 Pontiac two door Torpedo. Buyers had to make do with them for a few years until white side wall tyres became available. What's on the menu? (1962)Click twice to enlarge. Westchester CandlelightPatricia Murphy's had a branch in Yonkers. It was where we went to celebrate graduations and similar occasions. There were two main attractions: the popovers and the very nicely landscaped grounds and gardens. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Eateries & Bars, Gottscho-Schleisner)
Modern Family: 1962
... to be forgotten. Winston (Wink) Butz Formerly from Long Island, NY Now located in Strasburg, PA Seating by Rubbermaid The ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/29/2014 - 1:48pm -

1962. Harley-Davidson with a baby seat somewhere in New Jersey: "People riding motorcycles, including members from various state chapters of the Motor Maids." 35mm negative by Bob Sandberg for Look magazine. View full size. Biker ID'sThe 1962 picture is of Don and Leslie Pink and possibly their daughter. Don's dad started the Don Pink Harley Davidson dealership in Crotona, New York. I competed against Don at many motorcycle off road contests in the 1950's era. A wonderful time of my life, never to be forgotten. Winston (Wink) Butz Formerly from Long Island, NY Now located in Strasburg, PA Seating by RubbermaidThe child seat appears to be made from a plastic dishpan, with suction cups holding it to the gas tank. Thank goodness for the windshield, so that baby doesn't have to eat bugs. The times, they have a-changedToday this would get Mom and Dad imprisoned for endangering the welfare of a child. (The Gallery, Kids, LOOK, Motorcycles)
Macy's: 1905
... is a news photo from 1944. The crowd there were probably Long Island Railroad Commuters. NYC's Penn Station is a few short blocks from ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/21/2014 - 6:24am -

1905. "R.H. Macy & Co., New York." The famous department store. Corner tenant: Lucio's, the jeweler whose pearls, rubies and diamonds "defy detection." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. A Bygone EraWhat a wonderful photo. I see several men carrying either a doctors bag or briefcase and everyone is dressed in their elegant finery, a far cry from what you would see today on any sidewalk. I often wonder what it was really like to have lived back then. Happy Days Are Here AgainShortly after the U.S. ended Prohibition in December, 1933, R H Macy's was awarded New York State's first Liquor License. Attached is a news photo from 1944. The crowd there were probably Long Island Railroad Commuters. NYC's Penn Station is a few short blocks from Macy's. Looking westThis view shows the eastern side of Macy's, with Broadway and Herald Square in the foreground. Most likely, the photographer was on the platform of the 34th Street station of the Sixth Avenue El, Sixth Avenue forming the opposite side of Herald Square. At the extreme right is the famous James Gordon Bennett Memorial statue, honoring the founder of the New York Herald newspaper from which the square took its name. 35th Street heads away from Broadway on the right side of the picture. Then as now, Macy's delivery and service entrances are along the 35th Street side. One thing apparent from the view of this side is that the Macy's building in 1905 was much smaller than it is today. Over the next 20 or so years it was expanded in stages to the west until it reached Seventh Avenue. The Lucio's building on the corner of Broadway and 34th is part of Macy's lore, as when the store was in the planning stage Lucio's owner refused to sell. Whether he was trying to stop construction entirely or was just holding out for a big payoff is not certain. Whatever the case, Macy's simply built around the smaller building, and did not demolish it even after acquiring the property some years later. The building's still there today, on the ground floor housing what must be the world's best-located sunglasses shop, though it's best known for the huge Macy's advertising signs that cover the upper stories. At lower left is a statue of copper mining baron William Earl Dodge, who became a leading philanthropist and helped organize the YMCA. It was sculpted by the famous sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward and dedicated in 1895. In the early 1940's it was moved several blocks away to Bryant Park to accommodate renovations to Herald Square. Work CrewWhat a great photo! Truly a moment frozen for all time. I was drawn to the "manhole crew" at the lower right. Soft hats, no safety signs or extensive traffic barriers, woman crossing right over the cord, etc. A different world! Lack of auto traffic is certainly a factor. Can anyone elaborate on what the crew is doing? Is the tool powered by air or electricity? Artificial, it seemsI've found other old ads for the company and they call them "scientific" diamonds -- and they "defy detection" is because you can't tell them from real "old mine" diamonds. I think we'd call them now artificial - even back then, the technology was new but pretty good. [Gem-quality synthetic diamonds, which are identical chemically (if not spectroscopically) to geologic ones, got their start in the 1970s. What Lucio's was selling is probably what we would call costume jewelry. -Dave] Defy detection?Does that mean they can't be found, or they're so fake no one will be able to tell the difference? (The Gallery, DPC, NYC, Stores & Markets, Streetcars)
Festival of Gas: 1965
May 6, 1965. "World's Fair, Flushing, Long Island. Robert & Frances Vargo from Verplanck, N.Y., with Madame Grace ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/30/2015 - 1:15pm -

May 6, 1965. "World's Fair, Flushing, Long Island. Robert & Frances Vargo from Verplanck, N.Y., with Madame Grace Zia Chu, cooking Chinese Spare Ribs at Festival of Gas." Madame Grace, known as the "First Lady of Chopsticks," was a sort of Asian Julia Child who did her best to explain that authentic Chinese cuisine relied on fresh ingredients that did not come from a can. 4x5 inch Ektachrome transparency from the Shorpy Publicity Department archive. View full size. Electricity not Allowed !I see what appears to be a safety grate of an electric fan sitting on a post in the background. For what purpose? Those are nice-looking ribs, but how do your do rotisserie barbecue without an electric motor attached to your spit? FrustratedShe must have been very frustrated. In the '60s, anything I ate that was remotely Asian came from a can of La Choy. Chinese cookingI haven't heard of "Madam Grace" before now, but am anxious to get her books! A decade after this, I learned about cooking from my friend, Linda Ling Kee Tang (later, Thompson), as well as other Chinese roommates I had in college, in Hawaii. It was all quick and cheap, nothing fancy, since college students were always short on time and money. Almost always, dinner was made from a small piece of meat, stir fried with whatever vegetables happened to be around, including many that most Americans would never consider cooking. It was always delicious! When I got married, my basic Chinese cooking skills were pretty darned good, although I still had a lot to learn about the other stuff! A CharmglowThe grill looks like a cast aluminum Charmglow model. The house where I spent my teenage years (and my mom occupied for another 35 years) had a similar grill, minus the vents in the top. It was natural gas fired and permanently mounted on a post in the ground (installed no doubt by the local gas company, since there was also a gaslight in the same backyard). My mom tried cooking ribs on it once; she completely forgot about them, and by the time I rode home on my bike and discovered them, they were burned beyond recognition. The grill didn't get much use after that. Wok skimmerThe "electric fan cover on a post" is a wok skimmer, sometimes also called a strainer. Similar to Noelani, I had a Chinese roommate in college long ago, who taught me a lot about cooking. And what a wok skimmer is. (The Gallery, Kodachromes, Kitchens etc., News Photo Archive)
PA Flyer: 1905
... built by the PRR Juniata shops for themselves and for the Long Island Railroad, but these are 4-6-0's and have sandboxes. IIRC many if ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/24/2014 - 12:57pm -

Circa 1905. "Pennsylvania Flyer, eastbound." Heading past Telegraph Pole National Forest. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Happy, happy, joy, joy!The cycloptic engine has such a happy face! Engine ID?Can anyone identify the engine? I can't see any evidence of a sand dome? 4-4-2Didn't all the E2s look like that as built, with just one dome? Anyone figured out where it is? PRR E2That looks like a PRR E2, built in 1901 or 1902 with a radial firebox and no sand dome, apparently. Similar LocomotivesTad difficult to count drive wheels with the parallax effect of the almost head-on view. Made me think of engines #35 and #39, Class G4s, built by the PRR Juniata shops for themselves and for the Long Island Railroad, but these are 4-6-0's and have sandboxes. IIRC many if not all LIRR locos carried their numbers in the PRR "Keystone" logo up front. PRR used the G5s for commuter lines, similar to their use on the LIRR - very successful class, but obviously not E2's. (The Gallery, DPC, Railroads)
Hell Gate: 1930s
... Up the East River from New York Harbor and from Long Island Sound to the east. General Electric Right behind the Waldorf ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/25/2013 - 2:16pm -

A view over 1930s Manhattan showing the Hell Gate Bridge across the East River in the distance, the Waldorf-Astoria towers and 230 Park Avenue (Helmsley Building) foreground, Lincoln Building lower right, and a gleaming New York Hospital on the right. 4x5 nitrate negative by Arnold Genthe. View full size. Astoria, QueensI was a kid in Astoria in the 40's. To the right of the bridge was Astoria Park, where we used the very large swimming pool in the Summer time. We were warned of the awful whirlpools which lurked beneath the bridge - probably just to scare us off from taking a swim in the East River. I believe that the gas storage tanks which were a part of the scenery in most large cities have all disappeared. This photo predates the Triboro bridge which would have been this side of the Hell's Gate Bridge. Precise datingIt's possible to date this picture fairly precisely even though the caption just says "1930's." The New York Hospital was the last of the major buildings to be completed, in 1932, and as it took just a couple of years to build it's probably either nearly complete or already completed in this view. Construction of the Triboro Bridge began in 1934.* Within a year the towers for the East River crossing in front of the Hell Gate Bridge were complete and the bridge opened in 1936. As there's no sign of the tower construction in this view, I'd say the photo was taken between 1932 and 1934. Although there is a great deal of commuter rail traffic in New York, commuter trains don't use the Hell Gate Bridge. Amtrak and freight trains are its sole users. * = the groundbreaking ceremony for the Triboro Bridge actually was in 1929, but no doubt because it happened *literally* the day after the Great Depression began, not much work happened for several years. Hell GateYou were right to be warned of the whirlpools lurking beneath Hell Gate Bridge. There's a reason why the river is called Hell Gate at that spot. The East River itself is not actually a river but a tidal estuary, the water changing direction with the tide's ebb and flow. The currents at Hell Gate are especially dangerous for navigation because that point is getting the tide from two directions: Up the East River from New York Harbor and from Long Island Sound to the east. General ElectricRight behind the Waldorf is the original GE Building, an art deco masterpiece. Across the river is the old Astoria generating plant and on 72nd Street another old power plant. Most of industrial NYC is gone now, having been torn down for high rise residential and office towers. I can see myselfThe Shorpy moment I have been waiting years for—I can see my apartment building in this photo. It's the building just left of the central church tower, behind the darker building behind a stack (which is the 1922 Julia Richman High School, still there). So where's the Opera House?That bridge looks more than a bit like the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia. (The Gallery, Arnold Genthe, NYC)
Crow Girl: 1910
... came when she was 16, died after a train hit her car at a Long Island grade crossing in 1944. You will see things Fascinating, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/19/2012 - 3:18pm -

Marion Gaynor, daughter of New York Mayor William J. Gaynor, and her pet crow "Pete" circa 1910. View full size. 8x10 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. Marion, an animal lover whose first of four marriages came when she was 16, died after a train hit her car at a Long Island grade crossing in 1944. You will see thingsFascinating, just today I read that children in Imperial Rome kept crows as pets, and I found it hard to believe! As Don Quixote told Sancho Panza: "You will see things" [I had a pet crow when I was 17. - Dave] CrowsThere was a crow that would come around my house years ago and eat out of our hands. We'd pet him (or her) and he'd make happy "purring" noises, and we'd give him pieces of tinfoil. They're wonderful, intelligent animals! (The Gallery, Animals, G.G. Bain)
Meet Me in St. Louie: 1904
... this photo was taken, my mom and I came out here from Long Island, to see my dad, who was stationed at Scott Field, in the Army Air ... 
 
Posted by Frisco1522 - 09/19/2011 - 1:37pm -

At the time of the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, on of the Frisco Railroad's flagship trains departs Union Station for the southwest. Cue Scott Joplin. View full size Forty years laterForty years after this photo was taken, my mom and I came out here from Long Island, to see my dad, who was stationed at Scott Field, in the Army Air Corps. Even though only four years old, I remember the train backing into the station, and how happy I was to see dad, and how the tears of joy made me so messy. After all, we were traveling behind a steam locomotive and it was late summer, and mom and I were covered with dust and soot. No A/C on trains in those days. We stayed in Diddle's Hotel in Belleville, IL. While dad tended to his daytime responsibilities, on base. Geez, that was a long time ago. If I didn't know better...I would guess that locomotive belonged to the Lehigh Valley RR. Arched cab windows and a firebox that looks unusually wide. But the #plate is definitely Frisco, and that is without question the huge trainshed at St. Louis. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Railroads)
Gray Saturday: 1951
... ago: Dec. 1, 1951. "Shopping center, Great Neck, Long Island, New York. Wanamaker's." Large-format negative by ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/26/2013 - 2:09pm -

        As an alternative to Black Friday, we present Gray Saturday. More specifically, the first day of December 62 years ago: Dec. 1, 1951. "Shopping center, Great Neck, Long Island, New York. Wanamaker's." Large-format negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size. Dr. FuselageThe next-to-the-last car on the right (is that a Hudson?) brought back memories of my father, who was perfectly content to forgo the shopping experience and sit in the car, listening to the radio. [It's a Nash. -tterrace] Beautiful CarsAll those beautiful cars, with their magnificent chrome bumpers, lined-up at the curb in front of the store. Garden of Great NeckJust over a year old in this picture, Garden of Great Neck was by some accounts the first suburban-style shopping plaza* in the New York metropolitan area. Definitions can be a bit fuzzy so it's hard to be certain. It's still a thriving center today, though of course it's been greatly renovated over the years. Great Neck is a very upscale community, and this center benefits from a prime location right in the center of town. Wanamaker's was gone by 1955, but other department stores occupied its space for another 20 years. Today there's a supermarket on the lower level of the space, and if I'm not mistaken a fitness center occupies the upper part. * shopping plaza is a much better term than that modern abomination "strip mall." Great Neck today has a large Jewish population and a large Iranian population. While that sounds like a recipe for World War III, by all accounts everyone gets along fine. Bathtub NashThe car to the left of the woody, to elaborate upon tterrace's identification. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Gottscho-Schleisner, Stores & Markets)
American Bye: 1968
... the train's passage on the TV in my parents' home on Long Island. Nine days later I was inducted into the Army on my way to Vietnam. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/24/2013 - 2:00pm -

June 8, 1968. "Funeral cortege of Robert F. Kennedy." Mourners atop a pink DeSoto viewing RFK's funeral train as it made its way from New York to Washington. 35mm Kodachrome transparency from photos by Paul Fusco and Thomas Koeniges for Look magazine. View full size. Additional deathsAs the funeral train passed through Elizabeth, New Jersey near the start of its journey, the crowds were so large that they spilled over onto other, active tracks, and two people were fatally struck by a different train. As a result, the Penn Central Railroad ordered all train movements stopped whenever the funeral train passed through an area. @Don: some of the JFK conspiracy theorists have cited the DC phone system's temporary overload as evidence of a government conspiracy. Frozen in timeI just love all of these motion-blurred snapshots of our citizens all turning out for a fleeting view of something that moved them, not necessarily putting on their Sunday best, in the year of my birth. The ordinariness of the scenes looks not like today, but at the same time not at all different. For me, it is not the pink tailfins that place it before my time, but the fact of people turning out en masse to watch a moving train. This was the moment in which traditional passenger rail was in its death throes, but not quite dead. Most communities only had a few TV channels, and many people didn't have air conditioning at home. I suppose nowadays we'd prefer the experience to be virtual. I'm not quite sure what would inspire such a turnout today. Let's not have any assassinations to answer that question. Crumple zoneLet's see two men and a boy perched on your modern car's fender and see how it fares. I was thereWe watched from some crossing in Maryland, and many people placed coins on the rails in hopes of having a flattened keepsake of that sad event. I don't remember much but I do recall how quiet the crowd was, trying (I realized later) to demonstrate respect in the only manner possible in those circumstances. When JFK was killed, I happened to be in downtown D.C. and when I tried to make a call to my Silver Spring office, I was puzzled by the payphones not working because "all circuits are busy". Still not knowing what was going on, as I drove past the U.S. Capitol (you could do that then) I was amazed by all of the people out on the steps, many holding transistor radios to their ears. Then I turned on my car radio. I rememberI watched the train's passage on the TV in my parents' home on Long Island. Nine days later I was inducted into the Army on my way to Vietnam. 1968 was not a happy year. Colorful sturdy carsAm I the only one who misses the bold bright colors of '50s-'60s cars? Today's parking lots are a sea of boring pale earth-tones. Nor do I recommend standing on today's cars. They don't build them like they use to. Strangehow many of the women in this and the other photos came out to pay their respects with their hair up in curlers! I guess it was just a spur of the moment decision to run out and watch this train go past. My family in So Cal watched the entire train trip from DC to NYC on television. During the funeral in St. Patrick's Cathedral the next day, I remember Andy Williams, with that soaring high tenor of his, singing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" with never a break in his voice. I don't know how he did it. (Cars, Trucks, Buses, LOOK)
Iced Tea Terrace: 1945
... October 13, 1945. "Childs Frick residence in Roslyn, Long Island, New York. Guest cottage south facade." 5x7 negative by ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/06/2017 - 10:12pm -

October 13, 1945. "Childs Frick residence in Roslyn, Long Island, New York. Guest cottage south facade." 5x7 negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size. LovelyI want to hang out here. [There's a quality that draws me as well. I can't quite put a name to it. -tterrace] Clayton 2This estate was named Clayton, after the home he grew up in - the Pittsburgh estate of his father, Henry Clay Frick. Childs felt he didn't inherit what he should have; I'd say he did alright. It's Seen Better DaysWhile the historical view looks like the kind of place where Kathryn Katharine Hepburn might have been seen planning a cinematic weekend, the modern view of what's best known as the Jerusha Dewey House shows that time hasn't been so kind. [This photo dates from 2008, three years before the 2011 restoration seen in the later comment. -tterrace] And better days are here againNow owned by the Nassau County Museum of Art, and all fixed up. Re: LovelyCompared with the blunt angles of the two photos provided below, the half-profile of the guest cottage is a far more flattering and intriguing view. Framed by the tree above and descending flagstone pathway drawing the eye in, not to mention the delightful volumes and good bones of the house itself, the scene is utterly charming. Gottscho uses his mastery of lighting to great effect, imparting an almost cinematic quality to the scene, which heightens the fantasy allure and attracts us even more. I expect to see a young Judy Garland run out laughing at any moment, or maybe a smart-talking Katharine Hepburn in trousers. (The Gallery, Gottscho-Schleisner)
Oyster Bay: 1908
... at Sagamore Hill, the president's estate near Oyster Bay, Long Island. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/10/2007 - 6:17pm -

September 1908. "Invited guests going to Roosevelt house on foot and by carriage" at Sagamore Hill, the president's estate near Oyster Bay, Long Island. View full size. 5x7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection. Depredations of the sweets closet After many trips to President Roosevelt's home at Sagamore, LI, my most memorable recollection is that the cook had to place a lock on the pantry to prevent 'depredations' by young Teddy and his siblings. (The Gallery, G.G. Bain, Landscapes)
See You Next Fall
... Art Project silkscreen poster promoting Sea Cliff, Long Island. View full size. Now a fine-art print. (The Gallery, Art & ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/09/2007 - 9:52pm -

A 1939 Works Progress Administration/Federal Art Project silkscreen poster promoting Sea Cliff, Long Island. View full size. Now a fine-art print. (The Gallery, Art & Design, Posters)
More Marblehead: 1906
... pick up the stuff dropped by slobs in front of my home on Long Island. I'm worried about the gap in the clothes line however. Great ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/22/2012 - 12:22pm -

Circa 1906. "Union Street -- Marblehead, Massachusetts." On what looks like laundry day. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. A Marblehead Too FarToo bad that Marblehead is an eight-hour drive from my house. Based on these old photos, and the present-day view, it would be a wonderful place to visit. I may just decide to go regardless of the lengthy drive; what the heck!!! Neat As A PinNo trash or fast food leavings are on this street while every day I go outside to pick up the stuff dropped by slobs in front of my home on Long Island. I'm worried about the gap in the clothes line however. Great Uncle Ernie lived in Marblehead back then and I fear that a set of lady's bloomers might be missing. Very well preserved! Same view, from the air: http://binged.it/RTT4OB ToonervilleThis foto has an unrealness about it. It looks kind of wopsided, especially the building with the clothes line. (The Gallery, DPC)
Battling Mantell: 1911
... 25, 1890 and died on November 2, 1959. He was buried in Long Island National Cemetery, Section V, Site 6732. He appears to never have ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/10/2012 - 3:45pm -

The boxer Battling Mantell in November 1911. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection. So who can tell us about old Bat? He served in World War I. Battling Mantell's record -- 20 fights, just one victoryHe went on to become a referee. http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=185088 [I think that's an incomplete record. - Dave] What a JockAs an athletic supporter, I wonder where's his punching bag and medicine balls. Benjamin Baer MantellThis appears to be Benjamin Baer Mantell. Searching through Veterans Records on Ancestry.com I found Benjamin B. Mantell at the Soldier's Home in Virginia in 1931 - 1932. It says that he was a Physical Instructor for his occupation, so this seemed like a good place to continue the search. It says he was 5' 4 1/2" tall with brown hair and eyes and was of the Hebrew faith. He enlisted on February 14, 1914 as a Private in Company C, 15th U.S. Cavalry and was discharged on June 4, 1920. The cause of his admission to the home says, "Mental Questionable," and what looks like, "Cebro Spinal Cervrio" (probably cerebro-spinal in current language). Searching further records I found he was born on November 25, 1890 and died on November 2, 1959. He was buried in Long Island National Cemetery, Section V, Site 6732. He appears to never have been married. The 1930 U.S. Federal Census shows him at 246 Keap Street, Brooklyn, NY. It lists his profession as a Pugalist, Professional, and it also shows him as a WWI Veteran. His father was Russian and his mother Austrian, but I have not been able to find their names. His grandmother was Rebeca (Bessie) Mantell an aunt was Fannie Loefkowitz. The boxing site below lists three Battling Mantells. It seems very unlikely that you would have three professional boxers all using the same name. Looking at the fight dates, only two of the fights are on consecutive dates so conceivably this is all one person fighting in two primary locations (usually New York and Pennsylvania). All of the fights are before he enlisted with the exception of three: one on the day he enlisted; one on May 11, 1914; and one on May 27, 1915. He could have been in the fight on May 11, 1914 prior to leaving for his enlistment, and he could have been in the fight on May 27, 1915 while on leave. The Stars and Stripes, France, for Friday, May 10, 1918 states, "Before the main bout, Battling Mantell, New York lightweight now a cavalryman, was introduced." Note it does not say that he fought anyone that night. With a middle name like "Baer" I'm surprised he didn't have a different fighting name. (The Gallery, G.G. Bain)
Guest House & Garden: 1945
... Oct. 13, 1945. "Childs Frick residence, 'Clayton,' Roslyn, Long Island. South facade." Large-format acetate negative by ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/06/2014 - 3:48pm -

Oct. 13, 1945. "Childs Frick residence, 'Clayton,' Roslyn, Long Island. South facade." Large-format acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size. Built by poet William Cullen BryantDesigned by artist Frederick S. Copley, the house was built in 1860 by William Cullen Bryant as a guest cottage. Poet Jerusha Dewey, a close friend of Bryant's, occupied it for several years. The larger Frick mansion now houses the Nassau County Museum of Art. Bryant's guest cottage is still there. My backyardThe museum grounds served as such when I lived in a nearby apartment for many years (free access to the grounds on weekdays); at the time, the cottage was in a sad state of repairs, completely overgrown & near collapse. It was gratifying to see it restored when funds became available; the sleeping porch was not restored as it was a later addition to the original construction. What saved it was probably the sturdiness of the first floor brick nog walls, a construction technique in which bricks are used to fill the vacancies in a wooden frame. Ch...ch...ch...changesI'm happy that the house still exists but it sure doesn't look as "cozy" as it did. Looks downright industrial. If I'm not mistaken, the room in the original picture that is upstairs and to the right was a sleeping porch. They were certainly necessary in the days before air conditioning. Wonderful nights with breezes blowing and crickets making their contribution. Scarce as hen's teeth these days, seems all renovators feel the need to remove them. [That's a glassed-in sunroom full of potted plants. - Dave] Frederick S. CopleyWas he related to artist John Singleton Copley? (The Gallery, Gottscho-Schleisner)
Semaphore: 1920
... not sure). Some things never change. I work for the Long Island RR, and it seems that very little changes in train yards. The ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/11/2011 - 1:10pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1920s. "Union Station signals and tracks." National Photo Company Collection glass negative, Library of Congress. View full size. Riding on the MetroI ride by here daily on the Metro. I believe this is facing west [it's north-northeast - Dave]. The landmark that stands out is the switching house, which is still there, and in the photo is at the lower middle slightly to the left. If I have my orientation, right, the Metro Red Line goes by on the left, where you can kind of see a train in the photo. This would be facing with your back to Union Station. When I see the switching house, it looks like it's 100 years old. It's green-copper stained with some gray. Most of those tracks are still there, and there's now also some old electric train wires hanging overhead which may date back to the 50s (I am not sure). Some things never change.I work for the Long Island RR, and it seems that very little changes in train yards. The equiptment changes with the times but not much else. It's definitely a bit of a throwback occupation. K TowerThis is a fantastic photo of the place I have worked since 1990 - K Tower, Washington Terminal. It controls all of the former Washington Terminal signaled trackage. Semaphore signals were replaced in the 1950's with color position signals. Richard Hafer K Tower Train Director (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Railroads)
A Diamond for Lil: 1959
March 3, 1959. "Long Island Lighting Co. trucks and men." A Diamond T truck bearing the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/10/2014 - 7:28am -

March 3, 1959. "Long Island Lighting Co. trucks and men." A Diamond T truck bearing the likeness of Lilco's "Lil." Photo by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size. Hmmmmm, let's see nowis it repairing streetlights or artificially inseminating cows? ? "Up the pole!"The command from our foreman every morning was "Let's get up the pole!" As if to hurry us along or to make his point that maybe we weren't moving fast enough. Back then, it was a lot like being in the Army. You had to learn the work and learn it well for the simple fact that you dealt with high voltage electricity every working day! The fellow you see with his "Hooks" on (climbers) with his safety belt and strap and his rubber gloves and sleeves. No idea what rating his gloves and sleeves are but he is definitely dressed to work primary (high) voltages well above 1,000 volts. The equipment lying on the ground includes line hose, which are long rubber tubes split down the middle and used to slide over the electrical conductors. The large rubber items behind them are "hoods" that fit over the insulators on the crossarms and interconnected the line hose to cover every inch of the "hot" conductors. Other items include a lineman's handline, mechanical jacks to pull tension in guy wires, hand tools and large guy wire cutters (bolt cutters). (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Gottscho-Schleisner)
Doubleday & Co.: 1948
... an airplane, so that he could fly from Roosevelt Field on Long Island to Hanover (a 45-minute trip), to make frequent inspection trips to ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/12/2016 - 8:45pm -

August 25, 1948. "Doubleday & Co. book publishing plant, Hanover, Pennsylvania. General view to front facade. Harrie T. Lindeberg, architect." Large-format acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size. Still there but..Flagpole removed, name scrubbed from the building, and a visit from the Orkin man. Reprints our specialtyAccording to a May 26, 1946 article in The Chicago Tribune, the Hanover plant "will be used to print and bind the reprint and low-priced lines, and will have high-speed presses capable of turning out an enormous number of books." Nelson Doubleday had also just bought an airplane, so that he could fly from Roosevelt Field on Long Island to Hanover (a 45-minute trip), to make frequent inspection trips to the plant. The Garden City, L.I. plant was already running three shifts, unable to keep up with demand. The building, at 501 Ridge Avenue in Hanover, still stands (with what looks like later additions), and now serves as a direct-to-consumer warehousing and order fulfillment center. (The Gallery, Gottscho-Schleisner, The Office)
A gentle Shepherd tending his flock
... abilities too. I believe this was taken in Hempstead on Long Island. Their kennels were located in the area of farmland which became ... 
 
Posted by A.T.Rollin - 09/20/2011 - 12:47pm -

This photo was taken in the early 1920's by my Great-Grandfather. They bred and trained German Shepherds for police work mostly but also worked with the dog's gentler abilities too. I believe this was taken in Hempstead on Long Island. Their kennels were located in the area of farmland which became suburban East Meadow and the landscape was more rural there, leading me to believe that this was taken in town. No idea who the child is, certainly not an immediate relative. Perhaps a distant cousin, anyone recognize the little girl? View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Animals, Kids)
Miss Fudge: 1921
... My big boy, Max, was buried in the Bide-a-Wee cemetery on Long Island, NY. The same place Nixon's 'Checkers' is buried. I would rather ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/22/2008 - 5:27pm -

1921. "Dog cemetery, Miss Logan's dog." View full size. National Photo Co. Miss FudgeThis reminds me that I'm so nearly to see my little dear dog gone forever and always. I'll never forget her, she's nearly more important than my life.. I want to thank Shorpy to show me life in this wonderfull context. I'm looking every single photo, and I love every single one. I love this page. Through the agesTimeless. In classical Egypt when the cat of a household died, the family shaved their eyebrows as a sign of mourning. As someone who has buried more than one four-footed friend myself, I salute those who mourned the death of this pet and insured that she would be remembered. The ache that never quite dies My big boy, Max, was buried in the Bide-a-Wee cemetery on Long Island, NY. The same place Nixon's 'Checkers' is buried. I would rather have him back, than enjoy his celebrity burial status. Forty years and I still miss him. (The Gallery, Dogs, Natl Photo)
Vanderbilt Cup: 1908
... photo is from the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup held on October 6 on Long Island. Jenatzy drove the Mercedes 120hp #3 and in the back is Arthur ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/09/2009 - 10:52pm -

Janatzy in the Vanderbilt Cup auto race. Possibly October 1908. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection. More posts from the race follow. 1906The Belgium driver Camille Jenatzy did not run in the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup. This photo is from the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup held on October 6 on Long Island. Jenatzy drove the Mercedes 120hp #3 and in the back is Arthur Duray with the Lorraine-Dietrich #18. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, G.G. Bain, Sports)
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