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Description
16 images. Horses -- race -- Santa Anita, 26 December 1957. First race finish crowd shot paddock area and horses for first race second race backstretch third race backstretch fourth race turn for home fifth race finish finish of fourth race. "Sports". (Sleeve reads: (SP 12287). Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Monteverde. Date: 12-26. Assignment: Anita opens. 1: Turn onto home stretch of 3rd race 1-2-3-10. 2: Finish of 4th race 10-2. 3: Finish 5th race photo. 7-8: Crowds entering on opening day. 30: Rail Birds. 29: Horses onto track for 1st race. 49: Finish 1st race". Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Jensen. Date: 12-26. Assignment: Santa Anita opening day. J-3: Paddock area & horses for 1st race, 7 minutes. J-37: 1st race finish develop 9 minutes 6-7-4-10. J-44: 2nd race backstretch (track record set this race). J-45: 3rd race backstretch #2 leading & finished 2nd to #1. J-102: 4th race turn for home (should be good bunch). J-103: 5th race finish -- Swapothin(?), (winner)".
Type
image
Format
16 photographs : negatives, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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