Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome – Golden Age Hangar. 1931 Rolls Royce.

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According to the Museum’s website:

Royce Boat-Tailed Speedster (1931)

From 1904 through the present day the Rolls Royce name has become internationally known as the very finest in automotive engineering and luxury. Founded by Charles Rolls and Henry Royce, Rolls had the sales skills and Royce possessed the production and design knowledge to create a great team. They set new standards for excellence and the wealthy felt that a Rolls Royce in their garage was necessary equipment.

Sadly Charles Rolls has the distinction of being the first aviator to be killed in England in an aircraft accident.

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Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome – Main Hangar. Excelsior Motorcycle.

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According to the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome web site:

Excelsior Motorbike (1913)

Chicago, Illinois U.S.A. The Excelsior Supply and Manufacturing Company was the biggest factory to produce Excelsior motorcycles and was part of the well-known Schwinn Bicycle Company. Excelsiors were produced in the U.S.A. from 1908 through 1931 when Ignaz Schwinn decided to discontinue manufacture of motorcylces. This motorcycle was donated by Paul Richards of Poughkeepsie, New York.

Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome – Main Hangar. Metz.

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The museum does not just contain examples of aircraft. There’s also a substantial selection of vintage ground vehicles such as the one above: A Metz.

According to the Aerodrome website:

The Metz was advertised as the winner of the Glidden Tour. This tour was an eight-day competition of endurance over challenging terrain. The Metz was also known as the “Gearless Car” with “No clutch to slip – no gears to strip.”

Under ordinary conditions a Metz driver could travel anywhere from 28 to 82 miles on a tank of gas, 100 miles on a pint of oil and 10,000 to 12,000 miles on a set of tires. Selling price in 1914 for the Metz 22 was $475.

Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.

Sloop Clearwater

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Seen here at dock in Beacon, NY.

According to the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater website:

In 1966, folk music legend and environmental activist Pete Seeger, in despair over the pollution of his beloved Hudson River, announced plans to “build a boat to save the river.” Seeger, along with many other concerned individuals, believed that a majestic replica of the sloops that sailed the Hudson in the 18th and 19th centuries would bring people to the river where they could experience its beauty and be moved to preserve it.

Seeger and friends played dockside concerts up and down the river, passing the banjo case for donations to raise funds to build the sloop. As an awareness of Seeger’s vision grew, so did the crowds. In 1969, the 106-foot sloop Clearwater was launched at Harvey Gamage shipyard in South Bristol, Maine. On her maiden voyage she sailed to South Street Seaport in New York City, and then ultimately made her home on the Hudson River.

Clearwater created the blueprint for many other groups to follow; Clearwater was the first environmental group to focus on an entire river and its ecosystem, the first wooden sailing ship with a mission to preserve and protect the environment, and the first onboard environmental classroom accessible to children of all ages, races, backgrounds.

Today there are several boats and organizations around the world doing environmental work and educating people using Clearwater’s hands-on method of teaching. It all started with a desire to clean up a troubled Hudson River and a vision for an iconic ship, and through song and determination, Clearwater has made a remarkable impact in the environmental movement.

Taken with a Sony A77M2 and Tamron A18 AF 18-250mm f3.5-6.3.