Morris Park Race Track Westchester, New York, 1903 – 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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This historic image of Morris Park Race Track Westchester, New York, 1903 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Morris Park Race Track, the entrance to grand stand
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Morris Park Race Track Westchester, New York, 1903
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Morris Park Race Track sat in the Westchester County town of Pelham in 1903, just beyond the northern edge of New York City, where the Bronx would not be annexed until 1914. Opened in the late 1880s, it drew wealthy New Yorkers by carriage, rail, and trolley to watch thoroughbreds run on a course that was one of the fashionable stops of the Gilded Age turf. The photograph's sweep of grandstands, infield, and crowds captures a sport that depended on big-money owners, betting, and a steady stream of spectators from the city. Racing in New York was increasingly contested in these years, and the surrounding suburban land was being subdivided as the metropolitan area pushed outward.
| Created / published | 1903 |
|---|---|
| Creator | falk, b. j. (benjamin j.) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,853 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Morris Park Race Track, the entrance to grand stand |
| Reference | NY 1903 Morris Park Race Track Westchester |
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