Birdseye view of race horse "Las Palmas" winning the first race at Santa Anita Park on Christmas Day, Arcadia, 1934

Item Overview

Title

Birdseye view of race horse "Las Palmas" winning the first race at Santa Anita Park on Christmas Day, Arcadia, 1934

Date Created

December 25, 1934

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Santa Anita Park, the oldest thoroughbred racetrack in Southern California, opened on December 25, 1934.
Birdseye view of about 7 race horses at the end of the first race on opening day at Santa Anita Park, with "Las Palmas" in front, just across the finish line. Horse numbers visible include, L to R: 5, 8, 74, 2 and 6. Fifteen men in suits and hats stand on the turf beyond the track.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Racing - Santa Anita. 1934. 3054. [box 8].
Text from newspaper caption: Here's Las Palmas winning the first race, followed by Gateway and Quick Flight, with Kent and Bon Amour just out of the money. Jack Westrove rode the victor. [Photo standalone page: "Colorful Santa Anita Opening Draws Crowd of 39,000 People." Los Angeles Times 26 Dec. 1934: 8]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Subjects

Horse racing--California--Arcadia
Las Palmas (Race horse)
Race horses
Bon Amour (Race horse)
Kent (Race horse)
Gateway (Race horse)
Horse racetracks
Quick Flight (Race horse)

Names

Santa Anita Park (Arcadia, Calif.)
Westrope, Jack Gordon, , 1918-1958

Location

Arcadia (Calif.)

Longitude

34.13971

Latitude

-118.044963

Resource type

still image