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Horse Race at Camp Randall Fairgrounds

Date: 09 10 1879
Description: Crowd at the Camp Randall fairgrounds watching a horse race, part of that year's Wisconsin State Fair. Carriages and people are near buildings on the left,...
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Man with Race Horse

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Description: Man preparing to halter a race horse. They are standing near a fence, and in the background are buildings and people.
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Man with Race Horse

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Description: Man in a sulky, probably Eugene Greenlee, the Superintendent of Water Works, possibly pulled by a race horse.
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Man with Racehorse

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Description: Man posing in a sulky, probably Eugene Greenlee, the Superintendent of Water Works, possibly pulled by a race horse. Note the solid tires. When pneumatic t...
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Man with Racehorse

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Description: Man in a sulky posing at the racetrack, probably Moses Pauquette. There is an open-sided building in the background, perhaps a grandstand.
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Man with Racehorse

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Description: Man in a racing rig with a harnessed horse on the northwest corner of Harrison and Third Street. There is a barn behind them.
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Man with Racehorse

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Description: Man in a sulky. The harnessing indicates that the horse is a pacer. The sulky is the type with pneumatic tires and ball bearings.
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People at Racetrack

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Description: Racetrack crowded with people.
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Man with Racehorse

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Description: Sulky driver and horse practicing on racetrack. The grandstand is on the right.
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Men with Racehorses

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Description: Sulky drivers and horses racing toward the finish line at the racetrack. The judges booth is in the center in front of a tall tree. A large crowd surrounds...
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Two Men Racing Horses on Racetrack

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Description: Elevated view from grandstand of one sulky driver and horse leading another in a race. The judges booth is on the other side of the track near a tall tree.
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Men Racing Horses on Racetrack

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Description: Racehorses and jockeys rounding the bend in the racetrack. In the background is the grandstand on the left, and the judges booth in the center near a tall ...
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Two Men with Racehorse

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Description: Elevated view from grandsstand towards men adjusting a jockey's stirrup and the gear of a horse on racetrack. On the other side of the track is the judges ...
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Men Riding Racehorses

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Description: Two men riding horses in front of the stands at the racetrack. A few people are in the grandstand.
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Harness Race Driver and Horse

Date: 08 15 1953
Description: Portrait of harness race driver Del Yapp and Jamb, a horse owned by Dr. William Marquis of Waunakee. They will be participating in the Westport races.

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