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Horses race out of the gate on Derby Day at Santa Anita, February 22, 1937

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Title: Horses race out of the gate on Derby Day at Santa Anita, February 22, 1937
Date Created and/or Issued: February 22, 1937
1937-02-22
Publication Information: Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Horses race out of the gate at a $50,000 Derby day at the Santa Anita racetrack on February 22, 1937. The crowd in attendance was estimated at 45,000 spectators. Twenty-three horses raced that day, beating out the Kentucky Derby's record of twenty-two starting horses at that time. The $50,000 purse was won by the horse Fairy Hill.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Animals - Race Horses - Tracks - Santa Anita - Around the Paddock.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz0025fpmz
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Horse racing--California--Arcadia
Lifestyle
Horse racetracks
Horses--California--Arcadia
Sports
Entertainment
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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