[Horses racing on a track]
Photograph
[Horses racing on a track]
From the album [Snapshots from travels in the United States and Canada]
1930 - 1932
Gelatin silver prints
Overall: 2 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (6.3 × 10.5 cm)
Gift of the 3M Foundation, ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley, 1977
1978.1292.0098b
Inscriptions Written with ink on recto, TC: Eddie Arcaro a very young rider up
Written with ink on recto, BC: in those days.
Typed in ink on slip of paper placed behind photograph: As indicated by the dust, probably the finish of this race at Havre de Grace, Md. They are past the starting point and near the finish line. Taken by A. Thomas Nelson about 1930 to 1932. The print indicates Eddie Arcaro up, but not so on the back. Taken with a 1A speed Camera with focal plane shutter taking a picture up to 1000th of a second. The horses hoofs are sharp as seen with a magnifying glass. Eddie Arcaro and Willie Shoemaker, young riders then, rode in these races but only one print is marked on teh front and the marking on the back is different. See print of teh approach to teh double deck bridge where the Susquehanna joins the Delaware River, for further information.
Written with ink on recto, BC: in those days.
Typed in ink on slip of paper placed behind photograph: As indicated by the dust, probably the finish of this race at Havre de Grace, Md. They are past the starting point and near the finish line. Taken by A. Thomas Nelson about 1930 to 1932. The print indicates Eddie Arcaro up, but not so on the back. Taken with a 1A speed Camera with focal plane shutter taking a picture up to 1000th of a second. The horses hoofs are sharp as seen with a magnifying glass. Eddie Arcaro and Willie Shoemaker, young riders then, rode in these races but only one print is marked on teh front and the marking on the back is different. See print of teh approach to teh double deck bridge where the Susquehanna joins the Delaware River, for further information.
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