Summary
Mounted photograph depicting the running and the finishing of the Agua Caliente Handicap horse race, run in Mexico on March 20th, 1932.
It is signed and dedicated to Phar Lap's trainer Harry Telford by his jockey Bill Elliott, and was sent back to Telford in Melbourne shortly after the race.
Description of Content
Depicts the running and the finishing of the Agua Caliente Handicap horse race, run in Mexico on March 20th, 1932.
Physical Description
Mounted photograph consisting of five gelatin strips. Each strip shows a different part of the same horserace. Bottom and largest photograph shows the jockey astride the winning horse being held by a male strapper. A large crowd of people have gathered around the horse.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Place & Date Depicted
Agua Caliente, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, 20 Mar 1932
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Photographer
W. R. Fullmer, 317 Spreckle Building, San Diego, California, United States of America, 1932
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Person Depicted
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Horse Depicted
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Individuals Identified
Elliot, William [Billy]; Woodcock, Tommy
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Format
Photograph, Sepia
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Inscriptions
Printed on mount: AGUA CALIENTE HANDICAP/20th March, 1932/Won by PHAR LAP/(W. Elliot, up). Handwritten across bottom of photograph: To my friend, Harry from your Old Pal/ Bill Elliot. Handwritten information on reverse of mount.
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
30 cm (Length), 35 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
172 mm (Length), 127 mm (Width)
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