Memphis, Horse racing track, 1904

Creators

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Source Collection

Stereograph card collection, Special Collections Department, University Libraries, University of Memphis.

Identifier

sc.0461.001_010.001

Description

Stereograph card titled “127, Group, Memphis, 1904.”, published by Lynn C. Skeels, 807 Fine Arts Building, Chicago. A group of men stand by the side of a horse racing track with a water tower in the background in Memphis, Tennessee. The track is not identified. There were a number of horse racing tracks in the city in this period including Montgomery Park and Billings Park. Racing ceased in 1906 when the Tennessee Legislature outlawed gambling.

Date Created

2021

Date

1904

Recommended Citation

"Memphis, Horse racing track, 1904" (2021). Other images. 22.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-stereographcard2/22