Vanderbilia Postcard Series #3. The Brooklyn Eagle Mineola Fair Post Cards of the 1906 Course
The third in the VanderbiltCupRaces.com postcard series was produced by the Brooklyn Eagle as souvenirs for the 1906 Mineola Fair. The postcards featured photos of the course for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
Ten of the 15 postcards are shown below. If you have any of the missing postcards in the series, please send a jpeg to [email protected] .
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
A key to the locations shown on the postcards.
#1 The Lakeville Turn
#2 The Roslyn house in the background is still standing.
#3 Spinney Hill, Manhasset
#4 Glen Cove Road, East Hills
#5 Old Westbury Road into Mineola Avenue, Roslyn
#6 Missing
#7 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury
#8 Missing
#9 North Hempstead Turnpike and Glen Cove Road
#10 Missing
#11 Missing
#12 Powerhouse Road, Roslyn
#13 I.U. Willetts Road, Searingtown
#14 Missing
#15 North Hempstead Turnpike Turn onto Lakeville Road
Comments
I don’t know where to start. Please someone help. Where exactly did IU Willets Road wind like that?
-joe o
From Joe O:
“Possibly the S curve on Willis Av. Photographer may be on the NE corner looking east down IU Willets, though the course didn’t route that way, they turned at Willis and headed south towards Krugs. “
From Frank Feminas:
“Love the postcard series. Where to begin is right! Is “Lakewill”, Lakeville? And check out the low hanging high voltage lines near Roslyn House. A recipe for disaster, what were they thinking?”
Wonder if anyone can help make out the circled word on the following postcard of the Mackey Estate and the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race which was also shown above (#4). Has something to do with Mrs. Mackey being a judge.
Art, ....fancywork
Thanks Al!
Art, Mrs. Mackay was a judge at a the County Fair held that year Sept. 25-29. She was in charge of the prizes offered in the educational exhibits.
Had to know the meaning of fancywork. : )