Photo collage of front and back of grandstand and twin spires built in 1894, first used in 1895, and now known as Churchill Downs racetrack, Louisville, Kentucky.
1929 Kentucky Derby winner Clyde Van Dusen, in Winner's Circle draped with garland of roses, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky. Owner - (of horse) H.P. Gardner, Trainer - Clyde Van Dusen, Jockey - Linus McAfee. A group of men, including two...
View of the crowd around the Churchill Downs Clubhouse from the track on Kentucky Derby Day, May 9, 1914. People are standing on the porches of both the ground floor and balcony, while others lean on the track railing or sit on the clubhouse roof....
Trotting track, Old Kentucky State Fairgrounds, Louisville, Kentucky. Horses are running in a blur on the track. The photograph includes a close-up of a lot of the stands. Many of the audience are wearing hats. There is a small tower at the edge of...
Three harness racing drivers are on the Lexington race course in Kentucky. Since one is going in the opposite direction, it would appear not to be a race. A two-story grandstand and stables are in the background.
Fortieth Kentucky Derby started with the crack of a whip on May 9, 1914. Photograph looks marred from age. Handwritten on image: "Start of Ky. Derby." Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "May 9, 1914 seven horses entered. Won by...
Wallis Warfield Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, and Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor were guests at the 77th Kentucky Derby on May 5, 1951. They are pictured presenting jockey Conn McCreary with the Kentucky Derby Gold Cup. Title supplied by cataloger.
Two horses and jockeys on a dirt race track with spectators on the other side of the fence. Three men are at the top of a stand with a clock on its side. Race at Churchill Downs. Title supplied by cataloger.
Jockey sits on horse with a large garland of roses around its neck. A man holds the horse's bridle with more people standing in the background. Location: Churchill Downs. Title supplied by cataloger. This may be War Admiral, winner of the 1937...
Racing fans at Latonia Race Track in Covington, Kentucky. View of infield with judges stand and a dirt path. There is not a crowd in the infield, but across the racetrack, a crowd can be seen at the grandstand.
Scenic view of bridge over lake at Latonia Race Track in Covington, Kentucky. Small three span bridge with low, latticed white top crossing a placid lake. There are grass and trees to either side. To the left there is also a high flag pole with...
New grandstand, clubhouse, Pari-Mutuel and administration buildings at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky . At the side of the track at Churchill Downs is a grandstand with a twin-steepled roof. There are buildings left and right of the...
Carpenters building and remodeling at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky. A man facing the camera saws a board, and to his right a man facing away from the camera looks up at a wood kiosk. The men are within a pillared, roofed area with one...
Carpenters building and remodeling at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky. Two men standing on a long board held up by two ladders place a board into a white exterior wall, while a third man stands below to the right and holds another board...
E. R. Bradley barn near Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, 1933. One story wood building with dark consecutive windows and dark roof which is peaked in one place. A low fence blocks off part of the yard.
New Pari-Mutuel windows at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky. The Pari-Mutuel windows, in rows separated by iron rails, look small with high windows overhead of them, located within a pillared structure. At right are two trees, one leafy and...
