Charles Christian Cook Photograph Collection
Title
Charles Christian Cook Photograph Collection
Subject
Photography of horse sports
Description
Items in this collection were digitized from the Keeneland Library’s Charles Christian Cook Negative Collection. The collection is comprised of more than 18,000 primarily glass plate negatives from the first half of the 20th century. Subjects include Thoroughbred horses, owners, breeders, jockeys, and Thoroughbred racing and track scenes from New York, Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Illinois, and Maryland; as well as series of polo and steeplechase events. Cook was one of the first photographers in the U.S. to specialize in racing and race track scenes.
Date
1920s - 1940s
Rights
These digital resources may be freely searched and displayed. Usage permission must be received, and license agreement must be secured for any use or distribution in print or electronically, including social media usage. Physical rights are retained by Keeneland Library, and copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. Contact Keeneland Library to secure required usage permissions and license agreements for these digital resources.
Collection Items
Paddock and Grounds at Hialeah
This photograph provides an aerial view of the paddock at Hialeah with a few horses being led around the paddock.
Lawn at the Back of Hialeah Grandstand
This photograph shows a crowd of people on the lawn at the back of the grandstand at Hialeah.
Totalizator Board at Hialeah
The photograph depicts a crowd of people in front of the totalizator board at Hialeah.
Horses on Parade from Paddock to Track at Hialeah
Photograph of horses on parade from the paddock to the race track at Hialeah.
Hialeah Lawn
The photograph features a crowd of people on the lawn at Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida.
Ogden Mills and Gladys Livingston Mills Phipps
Photograph of Ogden Mills (left), American financier and Thoroughbred owner, holding a trophy. His daughter, Gladys Livingston Mills Phipps (Mrs. H.C. Phipps), is to his right displaying a tray.
Aerial View of Hialeah
This photograph provides an aerial view of the grandstand, clubhouse, track, parking area, and stables at Hialeah Park Race Track.
