The Speedway, New York – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of The Speedway, New York. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Speedway, New York
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Along the Harlem River in upper Manhattan, the Speedway was a drive where New Yorkers raced and showed off fast horses and carriages in the early 1900s. The Detroit Publishing Company, which issued views of American cities and scenic places, made this photograph around 1905, and its caption card lists carriages, bridges, and horse racing as subjects. The catalog data is old and not fully verified, but the scene fits the road's reputation as a place for fashionable driving and informal trotting races. Look for the carriages and the bridge crossings that framed the route.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photograph by the Detroit Publishing Co. No. 018610. Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Carriages; Geogr.; Bridges; Horse racing. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,127 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-171738 |
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