Horse racing at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds

Horse Racing at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds, Norway, ca. 1915-1920: During the summer of 1915, the race track at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds was substantially improved through the efforts of farmers and horsemen from the Norway-Vulcan area. This postcard view, probably taken about this time, shows a large crowd watching a harness race. The grandstand could not accommodate all of the spectators. Note the judges’ stand at the right. [Menominee Range Historical Museum], Item also published with caption in: Dickinson County, Michigan : from earliest times through the Twenties / compiled and edited by William John Cummings. Iron Mountain, Mich. : Dickinson County Board of Commissioners, 1991. 432 p. : ill, maps, ports. ; 3
Abstract/Description: Horse Racing at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds, Norway, ca. 1915-1920: During the summer of 1915, the race track at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds was substantially improved through the efforts of farmers and horsemen from the Norway-Vulcan area. This postcard view, probably taken about this time, shows a large crowd watching a harness race. The grandstand could not accommodate all of the spectators. Note the judges’ stand at the right. [Menominee Range Historical Museum]
Subject(s): Fairs
Horse racing
Norway (Mich.)
Date Created: 1915
Title: Horse racing at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds.
Name(s): Dickinson County Library, contributor
Cummings, William John, contributor
Menominee Range Historical Museum, contributor
Superiorland Library Cooperative, contributor
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1915
Physical Form: photographs
Extent: 1 item
Abstract/Description: Horse Racing at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds, Norway, ca. 1915-1920: During the summer of 1915, the race track at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds was substantially improved through the efforts of farmers and horsemen from the Norway-Vulcan area. This postcard view, probably taken about this time, shows a large crowd watching a harness race. The grandstand could not accommodate all of the spectators. Note the judges’ stand at the right. [Menominee Range Historical Museum]
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Item also published with caption in: Dickinson County, Michigan : from earliest times through the Twenties / compiled and edited by William John Cummings. Iron Mountain, Mich. : Dickinson County Board of Commissioners, 1991. 432 p. : ill, maps, ports. ; 3
Subject(s): Fairs
Horse racing
Norway (Mich.)
Held by: Dickinson County Library
Restrictions on Access: No Copyright (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Is Part Of: Dickinson County Library photographs. Identifier: SLC-005
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