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Iroquois Steeplechase at Percy Warner Park, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1942, 1943
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Iroquois Steeplechase at Percy Warner Park, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1942, 1943
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Title
Iroquois
Steeplechase
at
Percy
Warner
Park
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
circa
1942
,
1943
Topical entry
Urban parks--Tennessee--Nashville
Parks--Tennessee--Nashville
Sports--Tennessee--Nashville
Steeplechasing--Tennessee, Middle
Horse sports--Tennessee, Middle
Racetracks (Horse racing)--Tennessee, Middle
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Percy Warner Park (Nashville, Tenn.)
Description
Pictured
: The
Iroquois
Memorial
Steeplechase
,
circa
1942
,
1943
,
held
at
Percy
Warner
Park
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
.
One
of the
oldest
steeplechases
in the
country
, the
Iroquois
Steeplechase
race
was
inaugurated
in
1941
, and has been
held
annually
,
except
in
1945
,
due
to
World
War
II
.
Named
for
Iroquois
, the
first
American-bred
Thoroughbred
to
win
the
prestigious
British
Epsom
Derby
. The
race
is
three
miles
long
, and
includes
a
signature
parade
of
foxhounds
.
Forms
part
of
Metro
Archives
Photographs
,
Oversize
.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
between
1942
and
1943
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
1942, 1943 Iroquois Steeplechase - 012
Relation
Metro
Archives
Photographs
,
Oversize
Coverage
1940-1949
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Metro
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives Photographs, Oversize.
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