Contributor |
Pharazyn, H., copyright holder. |
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Pharazyn, Henry, publisher. |
Title |
Trotting cracks of Philadelphia returning from the race at Point Breeze Park, [graphic] : Having a brush past[sic] Turner's
Hotel, Rope Ferry Road, Philadelphia, 1870. Respectfully dedicated to the lovers of horses and the sporting public in general
by the publisher.
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Publisher |
Philadelphia : Published by H. Pharazyn, 1725 Lombard Street |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1870 |
Date |
1870 |
Physical Description |
1 print : hand-colored lithograph ; sheet 60 x 74 cm (23.5 x 29.25 in.) |
Description |
View depicting eighteen trotting horse teams racing on a dirt path passed the South Philadelphia hotel, surrounded by lush
trees and near an open stable. White men stand on the covered porch and converse and watch the teams including one steered
by a one-armed gentleman. Near the stable, a white boy and an African American man, probably a stablehand, wave their hats
at the racers. Contains a key to the names of all the race horses below the image. The park, established in 1855 by the Point
Breeze Park Association of sportsmen, promoted trotting races as agricultural exhibitions to circumvent an 1817 city ban of
horse racing. The park was sold to a private owner in 1901 and later sold for an amusement park in 1912.
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Is referenced by |
PMA, Philadelphia: Three centuries of American art, 333 |
Notes |
Title from item. |
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Date from copyright statement: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1870, in the District Court of the United
States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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Copyrighted by H. Pharazyn. |
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Philadelphia on Stone |
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POS 760 |
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LCP exhibition catalogue: Philadelphia revisions #40. |
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Lib. Company. Annual report, 1974, p. 58-59. |
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Purchase 1974. |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
Subject |
Turner's Hotel (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Boys -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Horse racing -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Horses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Stablehands -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Point Breeze Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Rope Ferry Road (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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South Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
Genre |
Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1870-1880. |
Printer |
Pharazyn, Henry, publisher. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **BW - Recreation [8094.F] |
Accession number |
8094.F |