Photo finish: Alcryon and Geneva S. 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 number1962.37.3.5
DescriptionTwo trotting horses drawing bicycle wheel sulkies approach the finish line, indicated by a white line in the photograph, in front of a reviewing stand. A second grandstand is to the left. Both stands are crowded with spectators, who also line a picket fence beside the track. Horse-drawn carriages are parked in rows in the background. Inscribed on image: "Alcryon, 1 - Geneva S, 2 - Time 2:19 1/4 / Hartford 1889."
NotesSubject Note: Charter Oak Park was located on Prospect Avenue in West Hartford, just across the Hartford line.Status
Not on view
