$70.00 CAD
| /
Great photo postcard taken from the grandstands during the 1917 running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville. Crowd standing and cheering as Omar Khayyam is leading other horses coming down the final stretch.
Written on negative Royal Photo Co. Lou. Ky. Derby Day 1917
Message Dear Friend, What do you think of this crowd. I am having very good luck here..”
Postmarked LOUISVILLE KY May 15 1917, mailed to Lexington
The 1917 Kentucky Derby was the 43rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 12, 1917. Winner Omar Khayyam, foaled in England, was the first foreign bred horse to win the Derby.
Louis Bramson established the Royal Photo View Company in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1904. In 1908, the company was renamed the Royal Photo Company. The Royal Photo Company focused on commercial photography and, unlike many other photographic businesses, did not operate a studio for portraits.
WIKIPEDIA
