The king of the road: Dexter driven by his owner Mr. Robert Bonner of the New York Ledger at Prospect Park Brooklyn August 31st 1869, trotting a mile to a road wagon. weighing with driver 319 lbs. in the unprecedented time of 2 minutes 21 3/4 seconds – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique lithograph captures The king of the road: Dexter driven by his owner Mr. Robert Bonner of the New York Ledger at Prospect Park Brooklyn August 31st 1869, trotting a mile to a road wagon. weighing with driver 319 lbs. in the unprecedented time of 2 minutes 21 3/4 seconds in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The king of the road: Dexter driven by his owner Mr. Robert Bonner of the New York Ledger at Prospect Park Brooklyn August 31st 1869, trotting a mile to a road wagon. weighing with driver 319 lbs. in the unprecedented time of 2 minutes 21 3/4 seconds
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Few horses of the 1860s drew as much public attention as Dexter, and this print commemorates a specific feat: a mile trotted at Prospect Park in Brooklyn on August 31, 1869, pulling a road wagon with its driver, who together weighed 319 pounds, in 2 minutes 21 3/4 seconds. The horse belonged to Robert Bonner, publisher of the New York Ledger, who was known for buying fast trotters and promoting them in his paper. Trials like this drew large crowds, and the times were closely followed by sporting men and the public alike. Currier & Ives issued many such prints, turning celebrated horses into popular images of American speed.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1866. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Lithographs Hand-colored 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Artist: John Cameron (signature on image). Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3601 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,153 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-175510 |
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