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Annual Washington horse show opens at the riding and hunt club- Mary Parker Corning, daughter of Parker Corning, congressman from New York, with her two entries Joy" and "Red"" – Antique Wall Art

Annual Washington horse show opens at the riding and hunt club- Mary Parker Corning, daughter of Parker Corning, congressman from New York, with her two entries Joy" and "Red"", [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph
Annual Washington horse show opens at the riding and hunt club- Mary Parker Corning, daughter of Parker Corning, congressman from New York, with her two entries Joy" and "Red"", [between 1909 and 1932]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures Annual Washington horse show opens at the riding and hunt club- Mary Parker Corning, daughter of Parker Corning, congressman from New York, with her two entries Joy" and "Red"" in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Annual Washington horse show opens at the riding and hunt club- Mary Parker Corning, daughter of Parker Corning, congressman from New York, with her two entries Joy" and "Red""

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Mary Parker Corning, daughter of New York Congressman Parker Corning, poses with her two entries, the horses named "Joy" and "Red," at the annual Washington horse show held at a riding and hunt club. Horse shows like this were fixtures of the capital's social calendar in the early twentieth century, when well-to-do women often competed in the show ring as well as attended as spectators. The National Photo Company, which documented Washington society and public life between about 1909 and 1932, made the picture. It shows how equestrian competition gave women a visible public role in that era.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1932]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1900-1940.Photographic prints 1900-1940.
NotesCopyrighted and non-copyrighted prints must be credited National Photo" National Photo Company Collection."
SubjectsWomen--Social life--Washington Metropolitan Area--1900-1940. Show horses--Washington Metropolitan Area--1900-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,166 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-168679

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