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66th Kentucky Derby Official Program, 1940

Item

C_B_BrooksSusanFrancis.jpg

Title

66th Kentucky Derby Official Program, 1940

Subject

Description

Cover of the 1940 Kentucky Derby Program. Jockey Carroll Bierman won the 66th Kentucky Derby on Gallahadion in an upset over heavily favored Bimelech.

Source

The Filson Historical Society Manuscript Collection

Date

Language

Type

Identifier

Mss. C/B Brooks, Susan F.

Citation

“66th Kentucky Derby Official Program, 1940,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 27, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/1177.