Glass negative showing a section of racetrack with a large grandstand on the left at Point Breeze Park. Point Breeze Park was founded in 1855 by the Point Breeze Park Association of sportsmen. It 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., Time: 3:15 PM, Light: Fairly bright sun, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date
October 4, 1884
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.436]
