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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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Buggy Race with Fred Pabst

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Description: Two men are racing small horse-drawn buggies on a dirt track at an exhibition at the Pabst Farms. The man on the left is identified as Fred Pabst, Milwauke...
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Cuyahoga County Fair Trotting Races

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Description: Horses pull wagons on a stretch of racetrack at the Cuyahoga County Fair while spectators gather around the track beside parked automobiles.
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Saratoga Racetrack

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Description: Elevated view of spectators viewing horses as they parade before a race at Saratoga Racetrack. The racetrack opened in 1864.
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Horse Racing at Arlington Park

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Description: Jockeys on horseback pass a striped marker on the dirt race track at Arlington Park. In the background the grandstand holds numerous spectators. Arlington ...
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Paddock at Arlington Park

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Description: Jockeys exercise their horses in the paddock at Arlington Park while spectators look on. The elevated view shows a crowded parking lot at right. Arlington ...
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Judges Stand at Oriental Park Racetrack

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Description: Horses stand near a judge's booth at Oriental Park Racetrack while spectators watch from a grandstand in the background. The racetrack was founded in 1915 ...
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Sulky Racing

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Description: Horses harnessed to sulkies pass the judge's stand at Goshen Historic Track as spectators look on from the grandstand and sidelines. Goshen Historic Track ...
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Horse Racing at Lima Driving Park

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Description: Elevated view of racing trotters lined up on the track at Lima Driving Park as spectators look on from the grandstand. Automobiles are parked near the judg...
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Horse Racing at "The Finish"

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Description: Harnessed horses race past the judge's stand while spectators watch from the sidelines at The Finish, a dirt racetrack.
Book or Pamphlet

D.S. Morgan & Co. Brochure

Date: 1888
Description: Color illustration, across 4 panels of the brochure, titled "Triumph Wins." A group of jockeys are racing horses on a racetrack, with a group of people wat...

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