US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. "Dear Diary," "Morning Breeze" and "Hasten Henry" cross the finish line in the California Breeders' Stakes race at Santa Anita Park. Grandstand spectators watch in the foreground with cameramen in front of the white railing as the horses pass the tote board (totalisator) in the background. Handwritten on negative: Dear Diary, Morning Breeze & Hasten Henry 6th race Dec 31-1938 Text from negative sleeve: 15128. Dear Diary - 1st. Morning Breeze - 2nd. Hasten Henry - 3rd. Santa Anita. Finish 10,000. Cal. Breeders Race 6th. [stamped:] Dec 31 1938 Newspaper photo standalone caption: Here is the throbbing finish of the $10,000 California Breeders' Stakes with Neil S. McCarthy entry, Dear Diary and Morning Breeze, finishing one-two. Hasten Henry, a rank outsider, finished third. ["Thrilling Action Photos of Dramatic Opening of Santa Anita Turf Season." Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 1939: A17].
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_11831 ark:/21198/zz002h8p4m
Subject
Morning Breeze (Race horse) Race horses Horse racetracks Dear Diary (Race horse) Horse racing--California--Arcadia Hasten Henry (Race horse) California Breeders' Stakes (Horse race) Santa Anita Park (Arcadia, Calif.)
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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