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, 1962.37.3.7  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Gean Smith in free-for-all trotting race, Charter Oak Park, West Hartford
, 1962.37.3.7 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Gean Smith in free-for-all trotting race, Charter Oak Park, West Hartford

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 number1962.37.3.7
DescriptionBicycle-wheel sulky drawn by a trotting horse on a dirt track. The driver wears a beaked cap and holds a whip. Inscribed in image: "Gean Smith. / Free-for-all-Trot. Hartford, 1889."
NotesSubject Note: Charter Oak Park was located on Prospect Avenue in West Hartford, just across the Hartford line.
Status
Not on view