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Race horse War Knight and his trainer C.T. Leavitt pose for photographers, Arcadia, March 9, 1946

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Title: Race horse War Knight and his trainer C.T. Leavitt pose for photographers, Arcadia, March 9, 1946
Date Created and/or Issued: March 9, 1946
1946-03-09
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.
Race horse War Knight and his trainer, C.T. Leavitt pose for photographers after War Knight's victory in the $100,000 Santa Anita handicap. War Knight won in front of a crowd of 80,200 fans, the largest turnout yet to see a horse race in the west. Previous betting records were smashed.
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: [???] WAR KNIGHT with trainer C.T. Leavitt
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Race Horses: War Knight with trainer C.T. Leavitt and photogs. (owner is Mrs. Ethel Hill); Sea Image (2 yrs. old); Emfilade (owner is C.V. Whitney); W.L. Sickle (owner is W.L. Ranch (?)); Coast Invasion (owner - Armstrong Stables); l to r - Bronstein, Louis (Armstrong Stables); "Holly Tree" - horse; Ross, Hack - trainer; Philpot, Graceton - L.B. Mayer trainer
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz00280j88
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Photographers--California--Arcadia
Race horses
Animals
Sports
War Knight
Leavitt, C.T
Santa Anita Park (Arcadia, Calif.)
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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