Race Track, Danbury Fair
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1884
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 3/4 x 7 7/8in. (12 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionElevated view of a crowd of men and women near a dirt racetrack. Some carry umbrellas. A grandstand is at the right with an observation tower opposite it. An American flag flies from the tower. A sign on one of the tents in the foreground reads: "...Cigars / ...Union Label / [on] Every Box." Horse-drawn vehicles are in the background, beyond the track. Fences or stone walls are visible on the hills in the distance.
Object number1972.2.4.152
On View
Not on viewJ. C. Dexter Photo Company
1910