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[Eugene De Kieffer on horseback in horse show] – Antique Print

[Eugene De Kieffer on horseback in horse show] — historic photograph
[Eugene De Kieffer on horseback in horse show]. Historic photograph from the Horses collection.

(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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Step back in time with [Eugene De Kieffer on horseback in horse show], a historic photograph rich in period 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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[Eugene De Kieffer on horseback in horse show]

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Few photographs from 1868 capture a named rider in motion, and this one shows Eugene De Kieffer mounted for a horse show, with the rider and horse as the center of the frame. Photography was still slow in the late 1860s, so an action-oriented exhibition picture like this is less common than studio portraits of the period. Horse shows and riding displays drew large crowds in American cities after the Civil War, when fine horsemanship signaled social standing and skill. The print gives a useful look at equestrian dress, saddlery, and the formal presentation of riders in that era.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes[1868]
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,313 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-118915

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