Photographic collection, 1885-1908.

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Photographic collection, 1885-1908.

This is a collection of over 1,000 black and white photographs by John C. Hemment. The primary subject of the collection is horse racing and racetracks with a strong emphasis on events at New York and Maryland tracks.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6960292

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Whitney, William C. (William Collins), 1841-1904

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Raymond Perry Rodgers (December 20, 1849 - December 28, 1925) was an officer in the United States Navy. He achieved the rank of Rear Admiral and succeeded Lt. Theodorus B.M. Mason as the second head of the Office of Naval Intelligence. From the description of Letter, April 3, 1883. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 17928294 Whitney practiced law in New York City, where he was active in the movement against the Tweed ring. His career also included terms as corporate co...

Whitney, Harry Payne, 1872-1930

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Biographical Note William Collins Whitney 1841 July 15 Born, Conway, Mass. 1863 Graduated, Yale College, New Haven, Conn. 1863 1864 Harvard Law School, Harvard University, Cambridge, ...

Aqueduct (Jamaica, N.Y.)

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Point Breeze (Racetrack : Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Belmont Park (Jamaica, N.Y.)

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Hemment, John C.

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John C. Hemment was contracted by the U.S. government and various newspapers, including William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal, to take photographs of the wreckage of the USS Maine in Havana, Cuba. His experiences in Cuba during the Spanish-American War were chronicled in his Cannon and Camera (New York, 1898). From the description of John C. Hemment photographs taken in 1898, 1898. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 656152374 Biographical note: John C. Hemment wa...

United Hunts Racing Association.

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Brooklyn Jockey Club (N.Y.)

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Keene, Foxhall Parker, 1867-1941.

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Saratoga Racecourse (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.)

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Widener, Joseph E. (Joseph Early), 1872-1943

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Art collector and patron; Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Joseph E. Widener letter, 1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122396942 ...

Savannah Jockey Club (Ga.)

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Belmont, August, 1813-1890

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American banker and financier, U.S. minister to the Netherlands, and a leading Democratic political leader. At the outbreak of the American Civil War, he vigorously supported the Union and helped raise the first German regiment sent from New York City. Daniel Edgar Sickles was a U.S. Representative from the State of New York (1857-1861 and 1893-1895). From the description of August Belmont letter, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 711208279 Banker and diplomat. ...

Bennings (Racetrack : Washington, D.C.)

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Coney Island Jockey Club (N.Y.)

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Westchester Racing Association (N.Y.)

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Queens County Jockey Club (N.Y.)

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Keene, James R. (James Robert), 1838-1913

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Brighton Beach Jockey Club (N.Y.)

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Maryland Jockey Club.

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Empire City Track (Westchester County, N.Y.)

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Pimlico Race Course (Baltimore, Md.)

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