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Trotting cracks of Philadelphia returning from the race at Point Breeze Park

Description: Image of horse-trotting race occurring near Turner's Hotel on Rope Ferry Road in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Image depicts a crowded scene of eighteen horse-drawn carriages passing by a large two-story colonial style roadhouse (Turner Hotel) as people in the background watch them pass by. The eighteen horses are all driven by fashionably dressed men, and the horses are individually numbered and identified below the image. Background also includes images of barns, trees, and shrubbery.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1870
Call number: priJLC_SPO_002945
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Trotting cracks of Philadelphia returning from the race at Point Breeze Park

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Printer: Pharazyn, H., Philadelphia (Pa.). Publisher: Pharazyn, H., Philadelphia (Pa.).

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Gymkhana races, the umbrella race : Rockaway Hunting Club, at Cedarhurst, July 5, 1890

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Image of a group of horses and riders holding up umbrellas in a polo field. The riders are in the act of preparing for a horse race. Right of the foreground includes a red and white post, and a man standing next to it with his back to the viewer. Background includes green shrubbery and trees.

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The world's greatest importing establishment. Main barns of the Holbert Horse Importing Co

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Image of an elevated view of the main barns of the Holbert Horse Importing Company of Greeley, Iowa; dozens of horses are gathered in herds or semicircles outside the barns; fenced green fields and pastures in background.

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The first meeting coming in Jerome Park, N.Y

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Image of an announcement poster for a horse race at the Jerome Park racetrack in New York City. Image includes about eleven horses ranging from black, brown, and gray colors being driven by jockeys. Two horses, one black and one brown, are shown almost tied in the lead with groups of horses trailing behind. Behind a short white picket fence, crowds of people are shown watching the race from covered bleachers and the grounds. Also shown in the background are hills with trees and horses pulling carriages. To the right of the foreground is a small booth with men standing in fashionable dress watching the horse race up close and conversing. More private booths are also shown in the background. In center of title between the words “Meeting” and “Jerome” is a small engraved image with horse racing equipment, including a horseshoe, a saddle, a jockey hat, and stirrups. Beneath it is text that reads, “Coming In.”

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Western Turf Association : Tanforan Park

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Image of an advertisement by the Western Turf Association for a horse race at Tanforan Park in San Francisco, California. Five horses ranging from brown, white, and black colors are shown racing, with two horses tied in the lead. Background includes a large red covered stadium with bleachers of people watching, as well as people watching from the ground, both on foot and seated in wagons. Bottom of print includes an inset map showing travel routes to Tanforan Park from San Francisco to San Mateo.

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Ben Hur

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Image of a man riding in a horse-drawn chariot whipping the galloping horses followed by other charioteers; buildings in the background; Sunkist sunburst logo at right.

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