Race horse War Knight and his trainer C.T. Leavitt pose for photographers, Arcadia, March 9, 1946

Item Overview

Title

Race horse War Knight and his trainer C.T. Leavitt pose for photographers, Arcadia, March 9, 1946

Date Created

March 9, 1946

Date

1946-03-09

Publisher

Los Angeles Daily News

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Notes

Description

Race horse War Knight and his trainer, C.T. Leavitt pose for photographers after War Knight's victory in the $100,000 Santa Anita handicap. War Knight won in front of a crowd of 80,200 fans, the largest turnout yet to see a horse race in the west. Previous betting records were smashed.

Caption

Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: [???] WAR KNIGHT with trainer C.T. Leavitt
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Race Horses: War Knight with trainer C.T. Leavitt and photogs. (owner is Mrs. Ethel Hill); Sea Image (2 yrs. old); Emfilade (owner is C.V. Whitney); W.L. Sickle (owner is W.L. Ranch (?)); Coast Invasion (owner - Armstrong Stables); l to r - Bronstein, Louis (Armstrong Stables); "Holly Tree" - horse; Ross, Hack - trainer; Philpot, Graceton - L.B. Mayer trainer

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

War Knight
Leavitt, C.T.
Santa Anita Park (Arcadia, Calif.)

Location

Arcadia (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Photographers--California--Arcadia
Race horses
Animals
Sports