View of a horse race in Yosemite Valley (later Yosemite National Park), California. Shows bareback riders with whips or switches, bridled horses and men spectators near the racers. Covered wagons are in the distance.
Description
1 print : wood engraving ; image and text 28 x 41 cm. (11 x 16 in.)
Type of Material
Film negatives.; Tear sheets.; Wood engravings.; Imaged.; Image
Subject
Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Horse racing--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1880.; Spectators--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1880.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR711003551; Harper's weekly.
Notes
"Lagarde, Sc." etched in original and reproduced in print.; Formerly F9102, F27102; Tear sheet consists of page 184, removed from Harper's weekly.; Text from the articles "A Scrub-Race on the Plains" on tear sheet.; Title and attribution printed on tear sheet.; Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.).; R7110035511
Identifier
F27102 DPLW; F9102 DPLW
Filename
11003551.TIF
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