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Kentucky Derby Festival display
Kentucky Derby display, photograph by Jimmie Wallace, ca. 1960s. -
Derby hats
Kentucky Derby hats are a long-standing tradition started by women; however men have taken part in the tradition as well over the years. For well-to-do late 19th and early 20th century women, Derby day was an opportunity to be seen in the latest fashions. -
Derby Festival Parade
Originating in 1956 on a budget of only $640, the annual Pegasus Parade is the Kentucky Derby Festival's oldest event. This photograph shows a U. S. Army Armor Center parade float, ca. 1960s. -
Derby Day, Churchill Downs
On Monday, May 17, 1875, Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr. decided to rally the crowds for the Derby and opened the infield to the public free of charge, according to one source. The last nail was hammered into the new grandstand moments before the gate opened and the first racing fans entered. Derby Day at Churchill Downs postcard, ca. 1920-1930s. -
Derby Day crowds
View of crowds at Churchill Downs, ca. 1930s. People in hats are walking around, and many parked cars are in the background. -
Today's "Long Shot" at Churchill Downs
Vintage postcard, Greetings from Louisville, KY. Today's "Long Shot" at Churchill Downs, undated. -
General Electric Appliance Park Parade Float
General Electric Appliance Park Parade Float going down Broadway with the Commonwealth garage in the background during the Pegasus Parade, ca. 1960s. -
Baden-Baden sale advertisement, 1877
Article from "Spirit of the Times," 4 August 1877 about the sale of racehorse Baden-Baden. Jockey Williams "Billy" Walker rode Baden-Baden to win the 3rd Kentucky Derby in 1877. Walker was the leading rider at Churchill Downs in the fall racing season of 1875-1876 and the spring campaigns of 1876-1878. Baden-Baden was sold after the Derby to William Backhouse Astor, Jr. of New York. -
Steamboat race between Delta Queen and Belle of Louisville
Back of photo reads "The first steamboat race in more than 30 years will line the banks of the Ohio River near Louisville with spectators April 30 when the Delta Queen and the Belle of Louisville vie as a feature of the Kentucky Derby Festival." February 1968. -
Kentucky Derby Bar Straight Reserve Label, circa 1940
Kentucky Derby Bar Straight Bourbon Whiskey label. Produced by Glenmore Distilleries, circa 1940. -
Brown Forman Parade Float
Old Forester and Brown Forman Distillery Kentucky Derby Festival Parade flat, ca. 1956-1967. -
Kentucky Derby crowd, ca. 1930
View of crowds at Churchill Downs, ca. 1930s. Women in hats and dresses can be seen walking around. -
The finish line
Jockey Ronald "Ron" Turcotte riding Riva Ridge to the win at the 1972 Kentucky Derby. Turcotte is best known as the rider of Secretariat, winner of the U. S. Triple Crown the next year, 1973. -
66th Kentucky Derby Official Program, 1940
Cover of the 1940 Kentucky Derby Program. Jockey Carroll Bierman won the 66th Kentucky Derby on Gallahadion in an upset over heavily favored Bimelech. -
Derby hats
A group of men and women dressed in nice clothes and hats pose for a photograph under a tree. -
Trude Breiner Millinery Shop, ca. 1940-1950s
Photograph of the inside of Trude Breiner Millinery Shop on Bardstown Road. Many hats, perhaps for the Kentucky Derby. -
1923 Kentucky Derby Grandstand
Photograph from Mary Elizabeth Theobald's scrapbook of the 1923 Kentucky Derby Grandstand. -
Derby Dinner Menu from the Brown Hotel
Menu from the 1923 Derby Dinner Menu at the Brown hotel. From Mary Elizabeth Theobald's scrapbook. -
1923 Derby Memorabilia
Scrapbook page featuring souvenirs and memorabilia from the 1923 Kentucky Derby. Items on the page include a jockey on the horse, a general admission ticket, a ticket to the grandstand, and an image of the winning horse with roses from the Kentucky Derby (possibly Zev). -
Scrapbook page with memorailia from 1923 Derby
Scrapbook page featuring souvenirs and memorabilia from the 1923 Kentucky Derby. Items on the page include the Derby Dinner menu at the Brown Hotel; a Club House return check from 1925; a ticket to the Ladies Clubhouse, and two photographs of the horse race.