Photographs of 205 Thoroughbred Sires by L S Sutcliffe owned by Walter C White For Sale -

Photographs of 205 Thoroughbread Sires by LS Sutcliff. It contains 204 of 205 original vintage 3.5" x 5.5" photos of well known thoroughbread sires including Man O'War and a number of other Kentucky Derby winners. The name stamped on the cover is Walter White, the son of the founder of White Sewing Machine Company. He was also instramental in a side-line of the company that produced White Steamer automobiles, trucks amd buses. He loved to race and was the driver of the only non-gasoline powered racer in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Races. He competed in the American Elimination Trials and was later inducted into the Automobile Hall of Fame. He later became a member of the Kentucky Jockey Club which would explain how he met Sutcliff and acquired this book.It is missing 1 photo of the horse Single Foot. Photos are great shape even though cover is a little rough. L S Sutcliff is one of the greatest horse photographers of all time and these photos demonstrate that. There are 2 photos on each page and they arent glued down. They are mounted with corners. limits photos so I could only photogragh some. However others are in comparable condition. The Kentucky Derby winners include:Man O'War, one of the greatest horses ever.Sir Barton, first Triple Crown winner in 1919.Meridian (1911)George Smith (1916)Omar Kayam (1917)Behave Yourself (1921)Morvich (1922)Black Gold (1924)Flying Ebony (1925)Bubling Over (1926)Each photo has pedigree and date hand written under the photo.An amazing item for thoroughbred racing fans who appreciate the history of the sport. All the photos could be removed and framed if desired without destroying this as a whole because the photos are loosely mounted without glue. Likewise the pages could be unscrewed and remove and framed. An amazing photo album compiled as a book by one of the great horse photographers of some of the greatest horses that belong to a person of notoriety. Shipping with insurance will run $30.

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