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July 4th horse race, Wimbledon, N.D.


Title	July 4th horse race, Wimbledon, N.D.
Date of Original	1948-07-04
Description	A horse race outside of Wimbledon, North Dakota. Six horses and riders race around a dirt track while a large crowd of people watch from a grandstand and bleachers off to the side of the track. One man is visible on the inside circle of the track looking away from the race.
General Subject	People Women Sports & Recreation
Subject (LCTGM)	Men Women Crowds Spectators Horses Horseback riding Grandstands Racetracks (Horse racing) Dirt
Location	Wimbledon (N.D.)
Decade	1940-1949
Item Number	WM-1
Format of Original	Photographic postcards
Dimensions of Original	14 x 9 cm.
Transcription	"Record Crowd-July 4, 1948-Wimbledon, N. Dak."--Handwritten on front of postcard.
Notes	Title created by staff. Photographer unknown.
Biography/History	The Wimbledon Fair and Racing Association was organized in 1906 and a half mile track was constructed.
Bibliographic Reference	Information from page 5 in "Wimbledon: 100 Years." Published by the Wimbledon Book Committee in 1990
Repository Institution	Wimbledon Community Museum
Credit Line	Wimbledon Community Museum (WM-1)
Rights Management	Copyright status unknown. Owned by Wimbledon Community Museum.
Ordering Information	Wimbledon Community Museum PO Box 223 Wimbledon, ND 58492 Phone: 701-435-2239 email: ldkoll@daktel.com
Grant	NHPRC SNAP Grant 2009-2010 NAR10-RC-10062-09
Digital ID	dmWM1

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