View of the Washington Bridge over the Harlem River and the Harlem River Speedway in New York City. The speedway was a two-and-one-half-mile dirt road that ran from West 155th Street to West 208th Street and was used as a racetrack and exercise track for horses. In the image, spectators stand alongside the road watching a line of horses pulling lightweight carts.

Identifier
NYSA_A3045-78_D47_NB941

Date Original
1895 – circa 1910

Source
New York State Archives. Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides, 1911-1925, A3045-78, Lantern slide D47_NB941, Box 11

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