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Title
The 'Headless Horseman,' maybe
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection;
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1956
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes.
Photograph caption dated May 30, 1956 reads "Ismael Valenzuela appears to have lost his head here as Llangollen Farm's Social Climber drives to an earlier victory at Hollywood Park where today he went after his second straight win in the $25,000 added Will Rogers Stakes. Social Climber is the speedy son of Your Host and is one of the top choices in the Memorial Day feature."
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Identifier
00162519
Valley Times Collection;
HCNVT_d065_f11_i5
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/132790
Subject
Betfair Hollywood Park (Inglewood, Calif.)
Jockeys
Men
Race horses
Horses
Racetracks (Horse racing)
Scoreboards
Inglewood (Calif.)
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Time Period
1951-1960

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