Fairgrounds Footrace
Title
Fairgrounds Footrace
Description
Like bicycle racing, footraces of varying lengths were very common in the 1890s and early 1900s. This photograph appears to show a footrace being held at the Fairgrounds. Before Fairgrounds Park was officially founded in 1905, it served as the annual county fairgrounds for a variety of purposes including horse races on the same track.
Date
circa 1895 - 1905
Rights
Midway Village Museum
Format
jpeg
Type
Still Image
Identifier
88.122.607
Original Format
Glass Plate Negative
Physical Dimensions
5" x 7"
Collection
Citation
“Fairgrounds Footrace,” Midway Village Museum - Digital Collections, accessed April 20, 2024, https://midwayvillagemuseumdigitalcollections.omeka.net/items/show/1095.