Hampden Park Racetrack, Springfield, Massachusetts, circa 1885
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Artifact Overview
American bicycle racing flourished in the late 19th century. Horse tracks could be converted for bicycle racing -- a shorter oval was created while still using the stretch in front of the grandstands. This photograph shows the Hampden Park race track in Springfield, Massachusetts. On the back is a drawing showing the bicycle oval in relation to the horse racing track.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1885
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.18.46.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 8.25 in
Inscriptions
Photographer's imprint on front:
... STALL, Publisher / ...MONT STREET / ...MASS. / CYCLE CELEBRITIES / A.A. G... / PHOTOG... / Newto...
Handwritten in ink on back: Hampden Park / Track. Springfield Mass / on which most world's records / were made in 1880s. / one half mile bicycle / oval [illegible]side of mile / trotting track
Label on back: LEAGUE OF AMERICAN WHEELMEN / ABBOT BASSETT Secretary-Treasurer, 221 Columbus Ave., Boston, Mass.
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