The horse race – Antique 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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This historic photograph of The horse race brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The horse race
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Pictured on a stereo card dated 1888 and simply titled *The horse race*, this view was made to be seen through a stereoscope, where two nearly identical photographs merge into one image with depth. George Barker, who registered the copyright, produced stereo views that were sold widely for home parlors in the late nineteenth century. The card's subject reflects how popular racing had become by the 1880s, when tracks drew large crowds and horses remained central to both sport and everyday life.
| Created / published | 1888 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Notes | T6800 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Geo. Barker. Title from item. · Greenough Horatio 1805-1852. |
| Subjects | Horse racing--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Stereograph Cards |
| Original scan | 1,000 × 542 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-STV-271688 |
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