Photo finish: harness race at Charter Oak Park, West Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Frank G. Warner
Date1889
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 5/16 x 6 11/16in. (11 x 17cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number1962.37.3.1
DescriptionBicycle-wheel sulky drawn by trotting horse crosses finish line, indicated by white vertical line through the photograph, in front of a reviewing stand or grandstand. Spectators stand behind a picket fence beside the track. Horse-drawn carriages are parked beyond additional fences in the background. Inscribed on image: "Nelson 1st Time, 2:14 ¼ / Hartford Aug 28 1889."
Status
Not on view
