Fred Moffatt's Horses
D. Fay, a pacer horse owned by Fred Moffatt, poses with its sulky (a lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle used by jockeys for harness racing) and driver in front of the stable. Fred Moffatt, owner of Moffatt Cigar Company, located at 212 W. State Street, was very active in horse racing, which was a popular sport in Rockford. This photograph may have been taken at the "driving range" just north of the city limits or at the Fairgrounds, possibly at the same time as photos 88.122.708, 88.122.660, 88.122.659c, 88.122.659b, 88.122.659a, and 88.122.678.
circa 1896 - 1901
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Fred Moffatt's Horses
It is highly likely that one of the gentlemen in this photograph was Fred Moffatt, owner of Moffatt Cigar Company at 212 W. State Street and also owner of the two horses; on the left, Mack F., a trotter, and on the right, D. Fay, a pacer. Horse racing was a very popular sport in Rockford. This photograph may have been taken at the "driving range" just north of the city limits or at the Fairgrounds, and taken at the same time as photos 88.122.708, 88.122.660, 88.122.659c, 88.122.659b, 88.122.659, and 88.122.676.
circa 1896 - 1901
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88.122.678
Fred Moffatt's Horses
It is likely that the gentleman in the doorway in this photograph is Fred Moffatt, owner of Moffatt Cigar Company, 212 W. State Street, and also owner of Mack F., the trotter with the sulky (two-wheeled harness racing vehicle) and driver. Horse racing was a very popular sport in Rockford. This photograph may have been taken at the "driving range" just north of the city limits or at the Fairgrounds. A similar depiction can be seen in photo 88.122.676.
circa 1896 - 1901
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88.122.708
Fred Moffatt's Horses
Mack F., a trotter horse, and D. Fay, a pacer horse, pose by their sulkies (lightweight, two-wheeled vehicles used by jockeys for harness racing) in front of a stable. The owner, Fred Moffatt, may be standing in the background. Fred Moffatt, owner of Moffatt Cigar Company, 212 W. State Street, was very active in horse racing, which was an extremely popular sport in Rockford. This photograph may have been taken at the "driving range" just north of the city limits or at the Fairgrounds, and may have been taken at the same time as photos 88.122.708, 88.122.660, 88.122.659c, 88.122.659b, 88.122.659a, 88.122.676, 88.122.800, 88.122.790, and 88.122.678.
circa 1896 - 1901
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Fred Moffatt's Horses
Mack F., a trotter horse owned by Fred Moffatt, poses with its sulky (a lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle for harness racing) and driver in front of a stable. Fred Moffatt, owner of Moffatt Cigar Company, 212 W. State Street, was very active in horse racing. Horse racing was an extremely popular sport in Rockford. This photograph may have been taken at the "driving range" just north of the city limits or at the Fairgrounds. The photo may have been taken at the same time as photos 88.122.708, 88.122.660, 88.122.659c, 88.122.659b, 88.122.659a, 88.122.676, 88.122.800, and 88.122.678.
circa 1896 - 1901
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88.122.790
Fred Moffatt's Horses
D. Fay, a pacer horse owned by Fred Moffatt, poses with its sulky (a lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle for harness racing) and driver in front of a stable. Fred Moffatt, owner of Moffatt Cigar Company, 212 W. State Street, was very active in horse racing. Horse racing was an extremely popular sport in Rockford. This photograph may have been taken at the "driving range" just north of the city limits or at the Fairgrounds. The photo may have been taken at the same time as photos 88.122.708, 88.122.660, 88.122.659c, 88.122.659b, 88.122.659a, 88.122.676, and 88.122.678.
circa 1896 - 1901
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88.122.800
Horse in Front of Blanket
It is highly likely that the horse in this photograph was owned by Fred Moffatt, owner of Moffatt Cigar Co., located at 212 W. State Street. Moffatt was also the owner of a number of pacer and trotter horses. Horse racing was a very popular sport in Rockford. This photograph may have been taken at the "driving range" just north of the city limits or at the Fairgrounds. It may have been taken at the same time as photos 88.122.708, 88.122.659b, 88.122.659c, 88.122.660, 88.122.678, and 88.122.676.
circa 1896 - 1901
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Horse in Front of Blanket
It is highly likely that the horse in this photograph was owned by Fred Moffatt, owner of Moffatt Cigar Co., located at 212 W. State Street. Moffatt was also the owner of a number of pacer and trotter horses. Horse racing was a very popular sport in Rockford. This photograph may have been taken at the "driving range" just north of the city limits or at the Fairgrounds. It may have been taken at the same time as photos 88.122.708, 88.122.660, 88.122.659b, 88.122.659a, 88.122.678, and 88.122.676.
circa 1896 - 1901
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Horse in Front of Blanket with Man
It is highly likely that the horse in this photograph was owned by Fred Moffatt, owner of Moffatt Cigar Co., located at 212 W. State Street. Moffatt was also the owner of a number of pacer and trotter horses. Horse racing was a very popular sport in Rockford. This photograph may have been taken at the "driving range" just north of the city limits or at the Fairgrounds. It may have been taken at the same time as photos 88.122.708, 88.122.660, 88.122.659c, 88.122.659a, 88.122.678, and 88.122.676.
circa 1896 - 1901
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