Crowd in the Grandstand at Keeneland , 1948

Crowd in the Grandstand at Keeneland , 1948

Photography of horse sports

This unusual view of the crowd in the Grandstand during a race day in October 1948 was taken from the catwalk by Joel Clyne “Skeets” Meadors, a photographer who specialized in horse conformation images for farms, but also worked at Keeneland, documenting races, construction projects, and spectators.

Joel Clyne Meadors

October 23, 1948

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black and white acetate negative

Still image

black and white acetate negative