Call NumberZ-2280CreatorMorgan, RalphDate1956 July 7SummaryMontage shows Centennial Race Track in Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado. The upper photo shows the winning horse (Pet Me), the second place horse (Green Fighter), the third place horse (Blanter) and jockeys as they race at the "Great Plains Stakes." The Sponsor (Joe "Awful" Coffee) hands a trophy to the jockey (Ben Baker) and owner (C.B. McNeill) of "Pet Me" in the lower photo. A crowd of people is in the stands in the distance.Physical Description1 photographic print ; 19 x 24 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCentennial Race Track (Colo.)Pet Me (Race horse)--Colorado--LittletonLittleton (Colo.)Horse racing--Colorado--LittletonHorses--Colorado--LittletonJockeys--Colorado--LittletonRacetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--LittletonBaker, BenCoffee, Joe AwfulMcNeill, C. B.Geographic AreaLittleton (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711002280Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsNotesFormerly F37506; Montage of two photographic prints. Title and, "$3,000 added - Joe Awful Coffee's Ringside Cafe - Sponsors. C.B. McNeill; Owner, Elton Crowder, Trainer; "Green Fighter", 2nd; Pet Me; Ben Baker, up 5 Furlongs - :58, "Blanter", 3rd" handwritten on front of mat board. "7837" and "12538" handwritten on back of mat board. Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); R7110022801
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