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Standardbred Horse

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

American Trotter, "Rustic Beauty", 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2247
Scope and Contents

Photograph of the American Trotter horse, "Rustic Beauty" harnessed to a sulky and standing in front of a brick building in the early 20th century. The horse set a record of running 10 miles in 27 minutes, 52 1/2 seconds in 1900 and was owned by T Smallwood of Manchester.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

"Arion" 2:07 3/4, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/1983
Scope and Contents

Photograph of the American Trotter horse, "Arion" an his fastet running time of 2:07 3/4 in the early 20th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

"Arion", American Trotter, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/1982
Scope and Contents

Illustration of the horse, "Arion", an American Trotter that was purchased by J. Malcolm Forbes of Boston, Massachusetts for $150,000 and now owned by M.W. Savage of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The horse, "Arion" hold the fastest record for a three year-old colt of 2.10 1/2 in the early 20th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

"Lou Dillon", American Trotter, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/2279
Scope and Contents

Photograph of the American Trotter horse, "Lou Dillon" standing in a yard with a man holding its reins in the early 20th century. The text beneath the image states that the horse 'holds the trotting championship of the world at 1.58 1/2 and is the most sensational trotter in American history. It was owned by C. K. G. Billings of Chicago, Illinois.'

Dates: 1870s-1930s