WCPI search results

[new search]

203 results (sorted by title)

Display as: brief entries full entries data grid

add to order
image no.: 33961
contact sheet: A1133
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Manitoba Derby Winning Horse “Country Free” Is Seen Racing Second From The Left
subject(s): CostumesHorse RacingHorsesRacetracksSports
date: 1980, August 4
 
add to order
image no.: 31281
contact sheet: A1043
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: (L- R):S.J. Langill, Owner Of Manitoba Derby Winner Langerest; Ben Steen, Canadian President Of Horseman'S Benevolent Association; A.G. 'Scotty' Kennedy, General Manager Of Assiniboia Downs; And Herve Racivitch, President Hbpa With Tartan Jacket Traditionally Presented To Owner Of Winning Horse In The Manitoba Derby
subject(s): CostumesHorse RacingPersonalitiesSports
date: 1967, August 7
 
add to order
image no.: 45155
contact sheet: A1493
collection: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Collection
description: A Cbwt Camera Mounted In Front Of The Grandstand At The Polo Park Racetrack In Winnipeg
subject(s): CommunicationsEquipmentHorse RacingRacetracksSportsTelevision
date: 1957c
 
add to order
image no.: 45157
contact sheet: A1493
collection: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Collection
description: A Cbwt Cameraman Filming Horses At The Polo Park Racetrack In Winnipeg. Fans Seen On Left; Horses Walking To The Starting Gate Are In The Background
subject(s): ArenasCommunicationsEquipmentHorse RacingRacetracksSportsStadiumsTelevision
date: 1957c
 
add to order
image no.: 45156
contact sheet: A1493
collection: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Collection
description: A Cbwt Cameraman Working From A Mount In Front Of The Grandstand At The Polo Park Racetrack In Winnipeg
subject(s): CommunicationsEquipmentHorse RacingHorsesSportsTelevision
date: 1957c
 
add to order
image no.: 36329
contact sheet: A1213
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: A Woman (Racing Fan) Examining The Racing Form During The Opening Day Of Action At Assiniboia Downs, Winnipeg
subject(s): CostumesHorse RacingRacetracksWomen
date: 1966, June
 
add to order
image no.: 31241
contact sheet: A1042
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: A.G. “Scotty” Kennedy, General Manager Assiniboia Downs. Photo By Bill Rose
subject(s): AdministrationHorse RacingPersonalitiesRacetracksSports
date: 1962, September
 
add to order
image no.: 30902
contact sheet: A1030
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Aerial View Of Assiniboia Downs Horse Racing Track, West St. James
subject(s): Horse RacingRacetracksSportsWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1965, April 8
 
add to order
image no.: 30537
contact sheet: A1018
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Aerial View Of Polo Park Racetrack, Winnipeg, Mb
subject(s): Horse RacingRacetracksSports
date: 1955, October 1
 
add to order
image no.: 32755
contact sheet: A1093
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Aerial View, Assiniboia Downs Racetrack. Note Paddock, Stables, And Grandstand
subject(s): Horse RacingRacetracksStablesWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1980, April 15
 
add to order
image no.: 33769
contact sheet: A1127
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Andrienne Gobuty, President, Assiniboia Downs Racetrack Holding The Reins Of A Harness Race Horse, With The Racetrack Building In The Background. She Is Wearing A Winter Coat With A Fur Collar And Has High Heels On. Her Husband Michael Owns The Racetrack
subject(s): CostumesHarnessHebrewsHorse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesRacetracksSportsWomen
date: 1982, February 23
 
add to order
image no.: 51883
contact sheet: A1572
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Anthony Desilva Rides Horse “Electric Fever” To Victory At The Victoria Day Purse At Assiniboia Downs, Winnipeg
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesRacetracksSportsWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1986, May 19
 
add to order
image no.: 37147
contact sheet: A1240
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Art Reynolds, Starter, Track Official, Using A Red Flag To Stop Stock Cars At Brooklands Speedway
subject(s): AutomobilesFlagsPersonalitiesRacingSports
date: 1960, May 23
 
add to order
image no.: 31279
contact sheet: A1043
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Assiniboia Downs General Manager A.G. 'Scotty' Kennedy(On Right) And Steward Wilson Dunn In Clubhouse At Racetrack. The Track Is Seen Out The Windows Of The Clubhouse
subject(s): AdministrationCostumesHorse RacingPersonalitiesSportsWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1967, May 30
 
add to order
image no.: 35711
contact sheet: A1192
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Assiniboia Downs President J. C. Hardy Presenting Mink Stole Prize To Powder Puff Derby Winner, 17 Year Old Karen Chysyk, Who Rode On “Polly Note”. Fans And Racetrack In Background
subject(s): AwardsChildrenHorse RacingPersonalitiesSportsWomen
date: 1971, July 2
 
add to order
image no.: 61211
contact sheet: A1950
collection: Brandon University Archives
description: At The Brandon Winter Fair, Buddy Heaton Riding A Buffalo Named “Old Grunter”. A Challenge Race Was Held Between “Old Grunter” And “Mcdooney”, A Quarter Horse Owned By Jim Macarthur. Mcdooney Won The Race
subject(s): AgricultureBuffaloFairsPersonalitiesRacingRiding
date: 1963
 
add to order
image no.: 51756
contact sheet: A1567
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Bea Lowe, From Rivers, Mb, Braids The Mane Of “Fireball Express” At The Royal Manitoba Winter Fair In Brandon, Mb
subject(s): FairsHorse RacingHorsesStablesTownsWomen
date: 1986, April 3
 
add to order
image no.: 31741
contact sheet: A1059
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Bicycle Mounted Members Of The Post Office Team Present Post Office Officials With Mail After Winning A Race Against Horse Mounted Members Of The Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
subject(s): AssociationsBicyclesCyclingJournalismMailRacing
date: 1977, July 18
 
add to order
image no.: 13604
contact sheet: A0420
collection: Donald H. Bain Collection
description: Bicycle Race At Old Exhibition Grounds On Mcphillips Street. Donald H. Bain Was One Of The Participants
subject(s): BicyclesCostumesPersonalitiesRacingWinnipeg Streets
date: 1894c
 
add to order
image no.: 23640
contact sheet: A0791
collection: Flin Flon Collection
description: Bill Hughes, George Warey & Hendy Henderson At Beginning Of Race For Hendy Trophy Junior Dog Mushing Championship Of The World. Spectators Are Behind Watching. (Photo Taken From A Distance)
subject(s): DogsRacingSportsTowns
date: 1931
 
add to order
image no.: 25766
contact sheet: A0862
collection: Winnipeg Tribune Collection
description: Bobby Stewart, Acclaimed Assiniboia Downs Jockey For Over 10 Years. Held Record For Most Career Wins, Most Season Wins, And Most Wins In A Day
subject(s): Horse RacingPersonalitiesSports
date: 1966, July 6
 
add to order
image no.: 15402
contact sheet: A0480
collection: Manitoba Telephone System Collection
description: Boys Under 7 Years Ready For A Race At The Mts Family Picnic At Winnipeg Beach
subject(s): BeachesChildrenCostumesPicnicsRacingTelephones
date: 1935
 
add to order
image no.: 52117
contact sheet: A1580
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Bruce Mckay Approaches The Finish Line Of A Ten Kilometre Road Race In Record Time At The Chiropractic Education Race. Winnipeg Arena Seen In The Background
subject(s): ArenasPersonalitiesRacingSportsWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1986, September 21
 
add to order
image no.: 34327
contact sheet: A1145
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Canadian Road Race Of Champions At Gimli, Manitoba. Formula Ford Class. The Car In Front Is Driven By Scott Goodyear
subject(s): AutomobilesPersonalitiesRacingSportsTowns
date: 1981, September 19
 
add to order
image no.: 15154
contact sheet: A0473
collection: Manitoba Telephone System Collection
description: Canoe Race At Trout Festival, Flin Flon, Mb
subject(s): BoatsCanoesFestivalsRacingSportsTowns
date:
 
add to order
image no.: 22385
contact sheet: A0741
collection: Donald H. Bain Collection
description: Canoe Race At Whytewold Beach, Mb, From A Distance
subject(s): BeachesBoatsCanoesRacing
date: 1906
 
add to order
image no.: 13685
contact sheet: A0423
collection: Donald H. Bain Collection
description: Canoe Races At Whytewold Beach, Mb
subject(s): BeachesBoatsCanoesRacing
date:
 
add to order
image no.: 23639
contact sheet: A0791
collection: Flin Flon Collection
description: Children Gathering For Weekly Boys' Dog Race At Flin Flon
subject(s): ChildrenCostumesDogsRacingSledsSportsTowns
date: 1931
 
add to order
image no.: 7058
contact sheet: A0221
collection: Manitoba Cooperater Collection
description: Chuckwagon Racing In Front Of The Stands At Morris, Manitoba Stampede
subject(s): HorsesRacingRodeosTownsWagons
date: 1974
 
add to order
image no.: 7064
contact sheet: A0221
collection: Manitoba Cooperater Collection
description: Chuckwagons And Men On Horseback Racing At Morris, Mb, Stampede
subject(s): HorsesRacingRodeosTownsWagons
date: 1975
 
add to order
image no.: 21597
contact sheet: A0712
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Close Up Of Centennial Canoe Race On Assiniboine River Near The Legislative Building, Winnipeg
subject(s): BoatsCanoesCostumesEventsRacing
date: 1967, July 1
 
add to order
image no.: 23655
contact sheet: A0791
collection: Flin Flon Collection
description: Close-Up Of Bill Hughes, George Warey And Hendy Henderson At Start Of Race In Flin Flon, Mb, For The Hendy Trophy Junior Dog Mushing Championship Of The World
subject(s): ChildrenCostumesDogsEventsRacingSledsSportsTowns
date: 1934
 
add to order
image no.: 54216
contact sheet: A1647
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Close-Up Of Horses With Jockeys Racing At Assiniboia Downs
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesRacetracksSportsUniformsWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1985, July 1
 
add to order
image no.: 35843
contact sheet: A1197
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Competitors In Charleswood-In-Motion Days Boat Race On A “Bed” Raft On The Assiniboine River
subject(s): BoatsEventsFurnitureRacingRaftsRivers
date: 1970, June 13
 
add to order
image no.: 51446
contact sheet: A1556
collection: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Collection
description: Construction Of Assiniboia Downs Racetrack On The Western Limits Of Winnipeg
subject(s): ConstructionHorse RacingRacetracksWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1958, February 28
 
add to order
image no.: 70513
contact sheet: A2282
collection: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Collection
description: Construction Of Assiniboia Downs Racetrack On Portage Avenue On The Western Limits Of Winnipeg, Mb.(4x5 Neg.)
subject(s): ConstructionHorse RacingRacetracksWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1958, February 28
 
add to order
image no.: 7059
contact sheet: A0221
collection: Manitoba Cooperater Collection
description: Cowboys On Horses Calf Roping Racing At Morris, Mb, Stampede, With Onlookers Sitting On The Fence
subject(s): CattleCostumesCowboysHarnessHorsesRacingRodeosTowns
date: 1974
 
add to order
image no.: 71536
contact sheet: A2403
collection: Miscellaneous Collection
description: Crowd Of Men And Women, Behind A Snow Fence With Molson Advertising Banner Across It, Watching The Molson Canadian Go-Karts Grand Prix Racing In The Exchange District Of Winnipeg.
subject(s): AdvertisingFencesRacingSportsUniforms
date: 1988, May 22
 
add to order
image no.: 71538
contact sheet: A2403
collection: Miscellaneous Collection
description: Crowd Of Men And Women, Behind A Snow Fence With Molson Advertising Banner Attached To Row Of Hay In Front, Watching The Molson Canadian Go-Carts Grand Prix Racing In The Exchange District Of Winnipeg. (The Cross Street) Bannatyne Street Sign And Buildings Including "Cibo'S Nightclub On Albert Street In The Background. The Go- Karts And Drivers In Helmets In Foreground
subject(s): AdvertisingFencesRacingSignsSportsUniformsWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1988, May 22
 
add to order
image no.: 11066
contact sheet: A0344
collection: Gimli Historical Museum Collection
description: Crowd Of Men Women And Children Watching Swimming Races At Icelandic Day Celebration From The Pier In Gimli, Mb, On Lake Winnipeg
subject(s): CelebrationsChildrenLakesPiersRacingSportsSwimmingTownsWomen
date: 1921, August 2
 
add to order
image no.: 25286
contact sheet: A0846
collection: Winnipeg Tribune Collection
description: Crowd Of Spectators And Some Sportscars Seen From Rear At A Sports Car Race At Mcdonald Airport, Near Portage La Prairie, Mb
subject(s): AirportsAutomobilesEventsRacingSportsTowns
date: 1965, August 1
 
add to order
image no.: 11071
contact sheet: A0344
collection: Gimli Historical Museum Collection
description: Crowd Watching Swimming Races At Gimli Dock During Icelandic Day Celebration
subject(s): CelebrationsDocksEventsIcelandersRacingSportsSwimmingTowns
date: 1921, August. 2
 
add to order
image no.: 57498
contact sheet: A1758
collection: Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)
description: Crowds in front of Grandstand where Princess Anne and Royal Party were watching harness racing. Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.
subject(s): EventsHarnessHorse RacingRoyaltySportsWomen
date: 1970
 
add to order
image no.: 31373
contact sheet: A1046
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Dog Straining At Traces During Dog Sled Pulling Competition, Festival Du Voyageur, Winnipeg
subject(s): DogsEventsFestivalsFrenchRacingSleds
date: 1978, February
 
add to order
image no.: 38892
contact sheet: A1299
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
creator: L.B. Foote
title: Dog teams pulling toboggans at start of race, Upper Fort Garry, Manitoba.
description: Hudson's Bay Co. store on right and Canadian National Railway Union Station on left in background.
subject(s): DogsGatesHudson Bay CompanyRacingStationsStoresToboggansUpper Fort GarryWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1918
 
add to order
image no.: 33969
contact sheet: A1133
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Drescher Family Horse Farm. A Man With Horses In A Fenced Area Covered With Snow
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesSports
date: 1980, February
 
add to order
image no.: 50670
contact sheet: A1527
collection: E.J. Casey Shows Collection
description: E.J. Casey Shows midway on left background. Horse racing track in foreground.
subject(s): CarnivalsEntertainmentHorse RacingRacetracksSports
date: 1941c
 
add to order
image no.: 31277
contact sheet: A1043
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Exterior View Of Assiniboia Downs Racetrack With No One Around And Some Snow On The Ground. Sign On Building
subject(s): Horse RacingRacetracksSignsWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1974, April 19
 
add to order
image no.: 22473
contact sheet: A0744
collection: Thorlakson Manitoba Medical College Collection
title: Female members of British Medical Association and a group of aboriginals watch "Indian Pony" races.
description: British Medical Association members are standing. Teepees in background.
subject(s): AssociationsCostumesEventsHorse RacingMedicineTeepeesTentsWomen
date: 1930
 
add to order
image no.: 23657
contact sheet: A0791
collection: Flin Flon Collection
description: Fergus Streamer And Hendy At Junior Dog Mushing Championship Race Of The World At Flin Flon, Mb
subject(s): ChildrenDogsRacingSportsTrophies
date: 1934
 
add to order
image no.: 51706
contact sheet: A1566
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: George Isman Drives “Flying Abba” To Victory In A Harness Race On March 2, 1986 At The Winnipeg Assiniboia Downs Racetrack
subject(s): HarnessHorse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesRacetracksSports
date: 1986, March 2
 
add to order
image no.: 51801
contact sheet: A1569
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Gerald Dunn Rides On A Sulky Pulled By The Horse “Bogy Doc” (#4) To A Victory Over Horse “Boogie Woogie” At Assiniboia Downs, Winnipeg
subject(s): HarnessHorse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesRacetracksWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1986, April 20
 
add to order
image no.: 22386
contact sheet: A0741
collection: Donald H. Bain Collection
description: Getting Ready For Canoe Race At Whytewold Beach, Mb
subject(s): BeachesBoatsCanoesDocksRacing
date: 1906
 
add to order
image no.: 33622
contact sheet: A1122
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Governor-General Ed Schreyer (Centre) Receiving Trophy During Opening Ceremonies At Assiniboia Downs. Adrienne Goboudy And Her Husband Michael Goboudy Are On Either Side Of Schreyer. They Own The Racetrack
subject(s): EventsHebrewsHorse RacingPersonalitiesPoliticsTrophiesUkrainiansWomen
date: 1981, April 29
 
add to order
image no.: 56455
contact sheet: A1724
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Group Of Young People Paddling One, Of The Five Canoes Competing In The 27th Annual St. Adolphe Canoe Race, As It Appoaches The Redwood Bridge On The Red River
subject(s): CanoesCostumesRacingRivers
date: 1988, May 21
 
add to order
image no.: 25222
contact sheet: A0843
collection: Winnipeg Tribune Collection
description: H. Lou Davies, Who Wrote Under The Pseudonym “Yorkshire Cad”, Was An Active Promoter Of Horse Racing In The Prairies From 1925 To His Death In 1977. He Was Known As “Mr. Racing”
subject(s): AuthorsHorse RacingPersonalities
date: 1950, December 14
 
add to order
image no.: 61214
contact sheet: A1950
collection: Brandon University Archives
description: Harness Race In Progress At Brandon Racetrack With The Grandstands Fulll Of People Watching
subject(s): AgricultureFairsHarnessHorse RacingHorsesRacetracks
date: 1900c
 
add to order
image no.: 14457
contact sheet: A0450
collection: Carberry Plains Museum
description: Harness Races In Action At Carberry Summer Fair, Carberry, Mb.
subject(s): FairsHarnessHorse RacingHorsesTowns
date:
 
add to order
image no.: 53888
contact sheet: A1636
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Harness Racing At Assiniboia Downs
subject(s): HarnessHorse RacingHorsesRacetracksSportsUniforms
date: 1984, January 15
 
add to order
image no.: 9091
contact sheet: A0282
collection: Miscellaneous Collection
description: Harness Racing At Davidson, Sk, In 1907
subject(s): CostumesHarnessHorse RacingHorsesTowns
date: 1907, July 1
 
add to order
image no.: 37826
contact sheet: A1263
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Harness Racing At The Brandon Summer Festival With Stands In The Background
subject(s): FestivalsHarnessHorse RacingHorsesSportsTowns
date: 1959, July 1
 
add to order
image no.: 2639
contact sheet: A0085
collection: Archives of Manitoba
description: Harness Racing At Winnipeg Exhibition Grounds
subject(s): HarnessHorse RacingHorsesRacetracksSports
date:
 
add to order
image no.: 51116
contact sheet: A1543
collection: Miscellaneous Collection
description: Harness Racing On Racetrack At Exhibition Grounds, Brandon, Mb. Fans In Stands Lining The Fence Of The Racetrack
subject(s): CostumesHarnessHorse RacingHorsesRacetracksTowns
date:
 
add to order
image no.: 25716
contact sheet: A0861
collection: Winnipeg Tribune Collection
description: Harold Loster, Longtime Winnipeg Tribune Bowling And Horse Racing Columnist
subject(s): BowlingHorse RacingPersonalitiesSports
date: 1957, December
 
add to order
image no.: 34055
contact sheet: A1136
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Head And Shoulders Shot Of Penny Tweedy, President, Thoroughbred Owners And Trainers Association Speaking At Annual Meeting Of The National Association Of Canadian Racetrack
subject(s): EventsHorse RacingPersonalitiesSportsWomen
date: 1977, January 21
 
add to order
image no.: 3207
contact sheet: A0104
collection: Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection
description: Head Shot Of The Horse “Western Prince”, Winner Of Canadian Derby Owned By Mrs D.C. Coleman
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesSports
date: 1943
 
add to order
image no.: 34678
contact sheet: A1157
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Head Shots Of Assiniboia Downs Race Horses “Romulo Pedro” (L) And “Gladiatore” Wearing Sombreroes
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesSports
date: 1974, May 7
 
add to order
image no.: 38584
contact sheet: A1289
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Horse Race In Progress At Whittier Park Racetrack, St. Boniface. Fans In Stands And Horses Passing By
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesParksRacetracks
date: 1952
 
add to order
image no.: 52293
contact sheet: A1585
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Horse Racing At Assiniboia Downs Racetrack, 3975 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesRacetracksWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1986, April 30
 
add to order
image no.: 11252
contact sheet: A0349
collection: Killarney, the J.A. Victor David Museum Collection
description: Horse Racing In Killarney, Mb
subject(s): AnimalsHorse RacingHorsesSports
date: 1908, January 18
 
add to order
image no.: 7546
contact sheet: A0236
collection: Terry Rowen Collection
description: Horse Racing In Winnipeg, Mb
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesSports
date: 1901c
 
add to order
image no.: 70114
contact sheet: A2216
collection: Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)
description: Horse Trainer Alf Russell and another man with race horse “Neoptolomus”. (2x2 Neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.
subject(s): CostumesHorse RacingHorsesPersonalities
date: 1959, August 17
 
add to order
image no.: 52378
contact sheet: A1589
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Horse “Blupont Jeff” (Far Right), The Winner Of The Fifth Race During An Evening At Assiniboia Downs, Winnipeg
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesRacetracksWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1987, January 14
 
add to order
image no.: 33967
contact sheet: A1133
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Horse “Regimen” Ridden By Jockey Dan Beckon, Seen Winning The Manitoba Derby
subject(s): CostumesHorse RacingHorsesRacetracksSports
date: 1981, August 1
 
add to order
image no.: 3211
contact sheet: A0104
collection: Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection
description: Horse “Rolla G. Kripp”, Thecanadian Champion High Jump Horse Winner From 1930-1936 Inclusive, Seen Here With Owner Tommy Sumner Jumping Over An Obstacle.
subject(s): CostumesHorse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesSports
date: 1936c
 
add to order
image no.: 3208
contact sheet: A0104
collection: Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection
description: Horse “Rushaway” Won 2 Derbies In 24 Hours, Seen Here With Owner A.J. Tarn Of Winnipeg, A Woman, Men And Ridden By Jockey Johnny Longden
subject(s): CostumesHorse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesSportsWomen
date: 1936
 
add to order
image no.: 61213
contact sheet: A1950
collection: Brandon University Archives
description: Horses On Track On Right During A Harness Race At Brandon Racetrack. On Left Are Other Harness Race Horses Waiting To Compete. Grandstand On Right And Judges In Stands On Left
subject(s): AgricultureFairsHarnessHorse RacingHorsesRacetracksTowns
date: 1900c
 
add to order
image no.: 38580
contact sheet: A1288
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Huge Crowd Standing And Watching A Horse Race At Whittier Park Racetrack (St.Boniface). Whole Area Of Racetrack Including Track Buildings In The Background Is In This Photo
subject(s): CostumesHorse RacingHorsesLifestyleParksRacetracksWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1927c
 
add to order
image no.: 54314
contact sheet: A1650
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Huge Number Of Competitors At The Starting Line Of The Manitoba Marathon On The University Of Manitoba Campus,Behind The Max Bell / Frank Kennedy Fitness Centre
subject(s): CampusRacingTrack & FieldUniformsUniversitiesWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1985, June 6
 
add to order
image no.: 1831
contact sheet: A0060
collection: Archives of Manitoba
description: Indians Engaged In Horse Racing. Photo Of A Painting By Paul Kane
subject(s): Horse RacingHorses
date:
 
add to order
image no.: 31278
contact sheet: A1043
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Interior Of Stables At Assiniboia Downs Racetrack With A Dog In The Foreground And Heads Of Horses Leaning Out Of The Stalls
subject(s): DogsHorse RacingHorsesRacetracksStablesWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1967, May 30
 
add to order
image no.: 14151
contact sheet: A0439
collection: George Cotter Collection
description: Inuit In Kayaks At End Of Kayak Race At Baffins Land
subject(s): BoatsEskimosInuitKayaksRacing
date:
 
add to order
image no.: 71586
contact sheet: A2405
collection: Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)
description: Irwin Driedger, A Jockey, In Riding Uniform, Removing His Riding Boots After A Hard Race. Photo By And Courtesy Of Hugh Allan
subject(s): Horse RacingPersonalitiesSportsUniforms
date: 1979
 
add to order
image no.: 33959
contact sheet: A1133
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Irwin Driedger, Jockey And Manitoba Athlete Of The Year In 1979 On The Last Day Of Racing At Assiniboia Downs Seen In The Jockeys’ Room Removing His Riding Boots
subject(s): CostumesHorse RacingPersonalitiesSports
date: 1979, September 2
 
add to order
image no.: 37056
contact sheet: A1237
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Irwin Driedger, Riding “Gone To Royalty” During Its Victory In The Manitoba Derby
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesUniforms
date: 1983, September 5
 
add to order
image no.: 31242
contact sheet: A1042
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Jack Hardy, President Assiniboia Downs
subject(s): AdministrationHorse RacingPersonalitiesRacetracksSports
date: 1973, October 8
 
add to order
image no.: 25789
contact sheet: A0863
collection: Winnipeg Tribune Collection
description: James Speers (1882-1955), Dominant Figure In Western Canadian Horseracing, Managing Director Of The Winnipeg Jockey Club, Polo Park; Director Of Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society; Posthumously Elected To Canada'S Sports Hall Of Fame In 1966
subject(s): BusinessesHorse RacingPersonalitiesSports
date: 1940c
 
add to order
image no.: 30334
contact sheet: A1011
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: James Wright, Edmonton Financier, Purchased Assiniboia Downs Racetrack, 1974
subject(s): Horse RacingPersonalitiesSports
date: 1976, April 29
 
add to order
image no.: 32309
contact sheet: A1078
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Joan Phillips, Female Jockey At Assiniboia Downs Riding A Horse
subject(s): CostumesHorse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesSportsWomen
date: 1977, April 21
 
add to order
image no.: 52028
contact sheet: A1577
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Joe Cornwell (L) Leads Pack Around Corner Of The Track During The Honda Classic Motorcycle Races At Assiniboia Downs Racetrack, Winnipeg
subject(s): CyclingMotorcyclesRacetracksRacingSports
date: 1986, July 29
 
add to order
image no.: 11251
contact sheet: A0349
collection: Killarney, the J.A. Victor David Museum Collection
description: John Marsh, One Time Champion Long Distance Runner Of British Empire, On Right. Fred And Victor David With Horse (Molly) And Buggy On Left. Marsh'S Time Was 56:16 Minutes. Horse'S Time Was 55:39 Minutes At 10 Mile Race At Killarney, Mb
subject(s): BuggiesHorsesPersonalitiesRacingTrack & Field
date: 1908, June 13
 
add to order
image no.: 5221
contact sheet: A0166
collection: Miscellaneous Collection
description: July 1st Celebrations, Foot Races, In 1901. The Men Look Like They Have Sacks Over Their Clothing
subject(s): CelebrationsCostumesRacingRecreationSportsTrack & Field
date: 1901
 
add to order
image no.: 23656
contact sheet: A0791
collection: Flin Flon Collection
description: Juvenile Dog Mushing Championship Of The World At Flin Flon, Mb, For The Hendy Trophy, A Shield. Hendy Henderson Is In Foreground Holding The Trophy With The Winning Juvenile Dog Mushing Champion, A Young Boy, Beside Him. Note The Clothing Worn, And The Sled
subject(s): CostumesDogsPersonalitiesRacingSledsSportsTowns
date: 1934, February 26
 
add to order
image no.: 14150
contact sheet: A0439
collection: George Cotter Collection
description: Kayak Race At Baffins Land
subject(s): BoatsEskimosInuitKayaksRacing
date:
 
add to order
image no.: 37964
contact sheet: A1268
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Ken Scott, 23 Year Old Trapper, Winner Of The Cross Lake Dog Sled Derby. Photo By Bob Lowery
subject(s): DogsEventsPersonalitiesRacingSledsSports
date: 1982, March 21
 
add to order
image no.: 25979
contact sheet: A0871
collection: Women's Studies Collection
description: Ladies Of The Loyal Order Of The Moose Taking Part In A Foot Race At A Picnic At Victoria Park. Photo By H.A. Hollingworth
subject(s): ClubsCostumesPicnicsRacingSportsWomen
date: 1937, July
 
add to order
image no.: 15405
contact sheet: A0480
collection: Manitoba Telephone System Collection
description: Ladies Shoe Race At The Mts Employees Family Picnic At Winnipeg Beach, Mb, With A Hotel (Perhaps The Empress Hotel) In Background
subject(s): BeachesCostumesHotelsPicnicsRacingTelephonesWomen
date: 1923
 
add to order
image no.: 34394
contact sheet: A1148
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Large Group Of Men, Women And Children Watch The Start Of The Macdonald Tobacco Company'S Great Export "A" Hot Air Balloon Race In Assiniboine Park. The Decorated Hot Air Balloon Are Being Filled With Hot Air Just Before Lift Off. Photo By Jack Ablett.
subject(s): BalloonsBicyclesChildrenCostumesParksRacingWomen
date: 1974, July 5
 
add to order
image no.: 33960
contact sheet: A1133
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Lawrence Greenberg, Winnipeg Horseman, Holding A Picture Of Himself Leading His Winning Horse With A Jockey. Note That Greenberg’S Tie Has Horses On It
subject(s): CostumesHebrewsHorse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesSports
date: 1979, October 18
 
add to order
image no.: 37090
contact sheet: A1238
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Lou Davies, Top Western Canada Horse Authority, Appointed Operating Manager, R. J. Speers Corporation Racing Tracks; Polo Park In Winnipeg, And Ones In Calgary And Edmonton.
subject(s): AdministrationHorse RacingPersonalitiesSports
date: 1950, December 14
 
add to order
image no.: 58604
contact sheet: A1796
collection: Kip Park Collection
description: Maintenance Man Working In The Polo Park Racetrack Grandstand Which Were Just Rebuilt After The Fire Of November 4, 1934. T. Bockstael, General Contractor, Built The Original Grandstands And This Second One After The Fire. He Also Was The Contractor For The Whittier Park Racetrack And Barns. Later He Was The Maintenance Contractor For Both Racetracks. (See Also A1796-58605)
subject(s): Horse RacingRacetracks
date: 1935
 
add to order
image no.: 58605
contact sheet: A1796
collection: Kip Park Collection
description: Maintenance Man Working In The Polo Park Racetrack Grandstand.(See Also A1796-58604)
subject(s): Horse RacingRacetracks
date: 1935
 
add to order
image no.: 36087
contact sheet: A1205
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Maitland B. Steinkopf, Chairman Manitoba Centennial Corporation (R) And Jim Daly (L) Executive Director Pan Am Games (1967) Society With 1912 Ford At The Winnipeg Leg Of The Shell 4000 Centennial Rally At The Legislature. Car Licence Reads "Canada 1967 Manitoba 100 Fun & .Games"
subject(s): AutomobilesCostumesEventsPersonalitiesPoliticsRacing
date: 1967, May 6
 
add to order
image no.: 66702
contact sheet: A2159
collection: Nebraska Agriculture Collection
description: Man Riding A Horse-Drawn Sulky In Field Near South Loup, Nebraska
subject(s): BuggiesCostumesHarnessHorse RacingHorses
date: 1890c
 
add to order
image no.: 72426
contact sheet: A2441
collection: Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)
description: Manitoba Canoe Team Is Paddling In The Lead During The Centennial Canoe Race In The Assiniboine River At Portage La Prairie, Mb. Seven Other Teams Are Seen Paddling Behind The Manitoba Team. Note The Word "Manitoba" On The Side And The Buffalo Painted On The Front Of The Canoe. Photo By And Courtesy Of Hugh Allan
subject(s): CanoesEquipmentGamesRacingRiversSportsTownsUniforms
date: 1967, June
 
add to order
image no.: 35941
contact sheet: A1200
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Manitoba Derby Winning Horse “L'Enjoleur” Ridden By Sandy Hawley, Held By Owner Jean Louis Levesque
subject(s): CostumesHorse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesSports
date: 1975, August 4
 
add to order
image no.: 32310
contact sheet: A1078
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Manitoba Derby Winning Horse “Overskate” With Jockey Robin Platts In The Winner’S Circle At The Racetrack. Racing Fans Stand Behind Admiring The Horse
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesSports
date: 1978, September 9
 
add to order
image no.: 71645
contact sheet: A2406
collection: Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)
description: Manitoba Female Athlete Of The Years 1973, 1975, 1976, And 1977,Sylvia Burka Speedskating. Photo By And Courtesy Of Hugh Allan. (Colour Neg.)
subject(s): RacingSkatingSportsUniformsWomen
date: 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977
 
add to order
image no.: 52570
contact sheet: A1595
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Marathon Race On A Street On The University Of Manitoba, Campus In Winnipeg. University Buildings Seen In The Background
subject(s): RacingSportsTrack & FieldUniversitiesWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1987, April 3
 
add to order
image no.: 36755
contact sheet: A1227
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Mayor Steve Juba (Seated) & Driver, Laird Oullette, Edge Out In Front During Mayorality Dog Race In Assiniboine Park
subject(s): CostumesDogsEventsParksPersonalitiesPoliticsRacingSleds
date: 1961, January 21
 
add to order
image no.: 22488
contact sheet: A0744
collection: Thorlakson Manitoba Medical College Collection
title: Members of the British Medical Association watch "Indian Pony" races.
description:
subject(s): AssociationsEventsFlagsHorse RacingHorsesMedicine
date: 1930
 
add to order
image no.: 182
contact sheet: A0006
collection: Archives of Manitoba
description: Men And Women In Cars In An Automobile Rally
subject(s): AutomobilesRacingWomen
date: 1912
 
add to order
image no.: 8313
contact sheet: A0260
collection: Winnipeg Canoe Club
description: Men And Women Spectators Dressed In Suits And Dresses At Canoe Races At Winnipeg Canoe Club, Winnipeg, Mb
subject(s): CanoesClubsCostumesRacingSportsWinnipeg BuildingsWomen
date: 1929
 
add to order
image no.: 13700
contact sheet: A0424
collection: Miscellaneous Collection
description: Men Watching The Start Of The Bicycle Team Championship Race At Portage La Prairie, Mb. The Race Finished With The Winnipeg Team Winning In This Order: First - D.H. Bain (Captain); Second - George Giffith; Third - Jack Scott. The Portage La Prairie Team: Fourth - Bert Halstead; Fifth - Gord Snider; Sixth - George Roye. (See Negative)
subject(s): BicyclesCostumesCyclingRacingSports
date:
 
add to order
image no.: 22837
contact sheet: A0758
collection: Gurling Collection
description: Men, A Woman And A Young Boy Watch During The Race At Vancouver Model Yacht Club International Race Meet On Lost Lagoon, Stanley Park,Vancouver, Bc. On The Shore Is A Model Sail Boat. Note The Woman Is Wearing A Coat With A Fur Collar
subject(s): BoatsCostumesParksRacingSailingSportsToysWomen
date: 1936, October 11
 
add to order
image no.: 15411
contact sheet: A0480
collection: Manitoba Telephone System Collection
description: Men’S Barrel Race With Spectators Watching At The Mts Employees Picnic At Winnipeg Beach, Mb. Hotel (Perhaps The Empress Hotel) Seen In Background
subject(s): BeachesCostumesEquipmentEventsHotelsPicnicsRacingTelephonesWomen
date: 1931, September
 
add to order
image no.: 15417
contact sheet: A0481
collection: Manitoba Telephone System Collection
description: Men’S Race At The Mts Employees Family Picnic At Winnipeg Beach, Mb. Each Man Seems To Be Kicking A Small Pointed Object
subject(s): BeachesPicnicsRacingTelephonesTowns
date: 1928, July 18
 
add to order
image no.: 15410
contact sheet: A0480
collection: Manitoba Telephone System Collection
description: Men’S Three Legged Race At The Mts Employees Family Picnic At Winnipeg Beach, Mb, With A Hotel (Perhaps The Empress Hotel) In The Background
subject(s): BeachesCostumesHotelsPicnicsRacingTelephones
date: 1931, September
 
add to order
image no.: 31565
contact sheet: A1053
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Mike Ward, Manitoba Runners Association Challenging The Horse “Charlie O. Kay”, Ridden By Ron Rust, To A 50 Meter Race
subject(s): AssociationsCostumesHorsesPersonalitiesRacingSports
date: 1977, June 19
 
add to order
image no.: 38997
contact sheet: A1302
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Miss Anna Speers, President Of The Manitoba Jockey Club, Officially Announces The Closing Of Polo Park Race Course
subject(s): Horse RacingPersonalitiesSportsWomen
date: 1956, July 5
 
add to order
image no.: 54717
contact sheet: A1665
collection: Miscellaneous Collection
description: Molson Sponsored Go-Kart Grand Prix Race In Exchange District Of Winnipeg Starting On Bannatyne Avenue. Buildings In The Background. Photo By Robert Tinker
subject(s): AutomobilesEquipmentRacingWinnipeg BuildingsWinnipeg Streets
date: 1988, May 22
 
add to order
image no.: 58802
contact sheet: A1804
collection: Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)
creator: Hugh Allan
title: Mr. C. McCallum, left, registering some of his 40 pigeons with the St. Boniface Pigeon-Racing Club prior to a race. Also seen are Mrs. Marie Van Cauwenbergh, secretary of the Club, and Me. E. Aneye, who places the bird's leg in the banding machine before crating it in the wicker basket. Photo courtesy of the photographer, Hugh Allan.
description: Mr. C. McCallum, left, registering some of his 40 pigeons with the St. Boniface Pigeon-Racing Club prior to a race. Also seen are Mrs. Marie Van Cauwenbergh, secretary of the Club, and Me. E. Aneye, who places the bird's leg in the banding machine before crating it in the wicker basket. Photo courtesy of the photographer, Hugh Allan.
subject(s): BirdsClubsMachineryRacingWomen
date:
 
add to order
image no.: 58801
contact sheet: A1804
collection: Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)
creator: Hugh Allan
title: Mrs. B.H. Jodtz and Mr. Roger Jodtz synchronizing clocks before pigeon race. Roger sets the clocks (at 5:30) and Mrs. B.H. Jodtz seals them with a proper wire seal. Photo courtesy of the photographer, Hugh Allan.
description: Mrs. B.H. Jodtz and Mr. Roger Jodtz synchronizing clocks before pigeon race. Roger sets the clocks (at 5:30) and Mrs. B.H. Jodtz seals them with a proper wire seal. Photo courtesy of the photographer, Hugh Allan.
subject(s): BirdsRacingTimepiecesWomen
date:
 
add to order
image no.: 34451
contact sheet: A1150
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Mrs. John Sifton And Sons, Harold And Ray, Present The John W. Sifton Memorial Trophy And Silver Tray To Mr. And Mrs. Ivan Dewley And Jockey Ray Correa Whose Horse Won Stakes Race At Assiniboia Downs, Winnipeg, Mb
subject(s): AwardsHorse RacingPersonalitiesRacetracksSportsWomen
date: 1979, July 1
 
add to order
image no.: 35710
contact sheet: A1192
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Mrs. W. G. Mcmahon With Sons Victor And Raymond (Right) Presenting The John W. Sifton Memorial Trophy Named In Honour Of Her Late Husband. Receiving The Award Is Bob Anderson (2nd From Right) Whose Horse "Prince Robby" Won The 2nd Running Of The Event. Looking On Is Trainer Clayton Gray. Photo By D. Johnson
subject(s): AwardsChildrenHorse RacingPersonalitiesSportsWomen
date: 1971, July 1
 
add to order
image no.: 43512
contact sheet: A1436
collection: Canadian National Railway Collection
description: Musher Pushing His Dogs During World Championship Dog Races At The Pas Trapper'S Festival In The Pas, Manitoba
subject(s): DogsFestivalsRacingSledsTowns
date: 1963, February
 
add to order
image no.: 179
contact sheet: A0006
collection: Archives of Manitoba
description: Nine Men In An Automobile During A Car Rally In Winnipeg
subject(s): AutomobilesRacing
date: 1910c
 
add to order
image no.: 52337
contact sheet: A1588
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Nugget Jan #5 (Far Left) Placed Second Behind Quad M. Devil In The Third Race At Assiniboia Downs Racetrack, Winnipeg
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesRacetracks
date: 1987, January 1
 
add to order
image no.: 7544
contact sheet: A0236
collection: Terry Rowen Collection
description: Officials Along The Track At Horse Racing Track In Winnipeg, Mb, In C1901
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesSports
date: 1901c
 
add to order
image no.: 35649
contact sheet: A1190
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Officials And Children In Go-Karts At Finish Line Of Soap Derby, Westwin Park, Winnipeg
subject(s): LifestyleParksRacingSports
date: 1971, June 6
 
add to order
image no.: 57555
contact sheet: A1760
collection: Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)
description: Participant in International Snowmobile 500 Mile Race from Winnipeg to St. Paul, MN. Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.
subject(s): CostumesRacingSnowmobilesSports
date: 1978, January
 
add to order
image no.: 53957
contact sheet: A1638
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Participants In A Cycling Race At Birds Hill Provincial Park
subject(s): BicyclesCyclingParksRacingSportsUniforms
date: 1984, April 22
 
add to order
image no.: 34326
contact sheet: A1145
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Paul Germaine (Centre) Avoids Danger As Lou Kennedy Jr. (Left) And Dennis Parker Flip In Sprint Heat Race At Winnipeg Speedway. Both Drivers Were Unhurt
subject(s): AutomobilesAccidentsSportsRacingPersonalities
date: 1982, July 27
 
add to order
image no.: 34392
contact sheet: A1148
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: People Attending Carman'S Harness Racing Festival And Rocking Chair Marathon. “Carman Barber Shop And Beauty Parlor” Seen In Background
subject(s): Barber ShopsCostumesFestivalsHarnessHorse RacingSignsTowns
date: 1974, August 3
 
add to order
image no.: 7545
contact sheet: A0236
collection: Terry Rowen Collection
description: People Sitting In Buggies Pulled By Horses Watching Horse Racing In Winnipeg, Mb, In C1901
subject(s): BuggiesChildrenCostumesHarnessHorse RacingHorsesSportsWomen
date: 1901c
 
add to order
image no.: 8318
contact sheet: A0260
collection: Winnipeg Canoe Club
description: People Sunning Themselves On The Grass And Standing On The Dock Awaiting The Canoes Getting Ready For Le Voyageur Race At The Winnipeg Canoe Club.
subject(s): BoatsCanoesClubsDocksRacingSports
date: 1932
 
add to order
image no.: 23252
contact sheet: A0773
collection: Flin Flon Collection
description: Phantom Lake Area With Canoe Race On Phantom Lake
subject(s): BeachesBoatsCanoesRacingRecreationSports
date: 1950c
 
add to order
image no.: 851
contact sheet: A0028
collection: Archives of Manitoba
description: Photo From A Drawing By C.W. Jefferys Of A Horse Race Outside Fort Garry
subject(s): FortsHorse RacingHorsesRed River Settlement
date:
 
add to order
image no.: 57893
contact sheet: A1770
collection: Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)
creator: Hugh Allan
title: Polo Park Racetrack Race #6 in progress, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Photo courtesy of the photographer, Hugh Allan.
description: Polo Park Racetrack Race #6 in progress, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Photo courtesy of the photographer, Hugh Allan.
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesRacetracks
date: 1952, September 3
 
add to order
image no.: 21045
contact sheet: A0692
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Presentation Of Horseman'S Club Award To John Sifton (In White Turtleneck Sweater Centre)
subject(s): AwardsCostumesHorse RacingPersonalitiesSportsWomen
date: 1968, December 31
 
add to order
image no.: 57714
contact sheet: A1764
collection: Miscellaneous Collection
creator: Hugh Allan
title: Prince Philip talking to a 16-year-old driver of the just-completed Sulkey Race, Carman, Manitoba.
description: Princess Anne looks on and Mayor Sven Jensen admires the Princess. Photo courtesy of the photographer, Hugh Allan.
subject(s): CostumesHorse RacingPersonalitiesPoliticsRoyaltyWomen
date: 1970, July
 
add to order
image no.: 21618
contact sheet: A0713
collection: Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection
description: R. James (Jim) Speers - Horse-Racing. In1922 He Introduced Para-Mutual Wagering In Manitoba. In 1924 Built Whittier Park In Winnipeg. In1925 Built Polo Park Racetrack In Winnipeg And Established The Prairie Thoroughbred Breeders Association And Built Chinook Park In Calgary. He Was The First Canadian Breeder Of Thoroughbreds That Were Winners Of More Than $1,000,000 On Racetracks In North America. In 1966 He Was Elected To Canada'S Sports Hall Of Fame. Photo Is From A Newspaper Clipping Headed "14 Likely To Start In Polo Park Handicap".
subject(s): AssociationsHorse RacingNewspapersPersonalitiesRacetracksSports
date: 1930, August 29
 
add to order
image no.: 21619
contact sheet: A0713
collection: Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection
description: R. James Jim Speers. Charcoal. Photo From A Drawing. (See A0713-21618).,
subject(s): Horse RacingPersonalitiesSports
date: 1940c
 
add to order
image no.: 21622
contact sheet: A0714
collection: Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection
description: R. James Jim Speers. Horse Racing Promoter. Charcoal Drawing By Carla Feeny, Winnipeg. (See A0713-21618),
subject(s): Horse RacingPersonalitiesSports
date: 1983, November
 
add to order
image no.: 3209
contact sheet: A0104
collection: Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection
description: R. James Speers, Leading Canadian Breeder Of Thoroughbreds In 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 & 1951
subject(s): CostumesHorse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesSports
date: 1950c
 
add to order
image no.: 57615
contact sheet: A1761
collection: Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)
description: Race in progress at Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg. Grandstand and horses seen in photo. Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.
subject(s): HorsesRacetracksRacingWinnipeg Buildings
date: c. 1964
 
add to order
image no.: 30538
contact sheet: A1018
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Race In Progress At Polo Park Racetrack, Winnipeg. Grandstand And Clubhouse In Background
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesRacetracksSports
date: 1956, June 30
 
add to order
image no.: 7056
contact sheet: A0221
collection: Manitoba Cooperater Collection
description: Racing At Morris, Mb, Stampede. Horses With Fancy Harnesses Are Lined Up In Front Of The Stands Filled With People. Photo Taken From A Distance
subject(s): HorsesRacingRodeosTowns
date: 1974
 
add to order
image no.: 36330
contact sheet: A1213
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Racing Fans Studying The Racing Form During The Opening Day Of Action At Assiniboia Downs, Winnipeg
subject(s): CostumesHorse RacingRacetracksWomen
date: 1966, June
 
add to order
image no.: 34444
contact sheet: A1149
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Robert (Butch) Goring, Nhl Player From St. Boniface Admiring His Race Horse “Gairoussel” Purchased At Manitoba Horse Breeders 4th Annual Sale, Assiniboia Downs
subject(s): HockeyHorse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesSports
date: 1974, May 29
 
add to order
image no.: 58784
contact sheet: A1803
collection: Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)
creator: Hugh Allan
title: Royalty watching harness racing, Brandon, Manitoba.
description: Left to right: Prince Philip, in sunglasses; Mayor Sven Jensen of Carman, Manitoba;, Princess Anne; Mrs. Len Evans, in a straw hat; and her husband, the Minister of Industry and Commerce. Photo courtesy of the photographer, Hugh Allan.
subject(s): CostumesHarnessHorse RacingPersonalitiesPoliticsRoyaltyTownsWomen
date: 1970, July
 
add to order
image no.: 9037
contact sheet: A0281
collection: Miscellaneous Collection
description: Sailing Race On Lake Killarney, Mb, C1909
subject(s): BoatsCanoesRacingSailingSports
date: 1909c
 
add to order
image no.: 37925
contact sheet: A1266
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Scotty Kennedy (R), General Manager Assiniboia Downs, Looks Over The New York Morning Telegraph With The Paper'S Editor And Publisher, Former Winnipegger, Sam Perlman
subject(s): Horse RacingJournalismNewspapersPersonalitiesSports
date: 1959, March 28
 
add to order
image no.: 54440
contact sheet: A1654
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Snowmobile Racing At Assiniboia Downs Racetrack
subject(s): RacetracksRacingSnowmobiles
date: 1985, December 29
 
add to order
image no.: 35648
contact sheet: A1190
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Soap Box Derby Driver Oiling His Racer “Hoki” #21 In Westwin Park In Winnipeg
subject(s): ChildrenLifestyleParksRacingSports
date: 1971, June 6
 
add to order
image no.: 59030
contact sheet: A1811
collection: Shipley Collection
description: Some Of The Races, Including A Three- Legged Race (With Men And Women As Partners), At The Ninette Sanatorium Picnic In Ninette, Mb. Four Images On One Page. Photo Courtesy Of Dorothy Shipley
subject(s): CostumesDogsHospitalsPicnicsRacingSportsTownsWomen
date: 1923, September
 
add to order
image no.: 70138
contact sheet: A2218
collection: Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)
description: Special “Turkey Race”, crowd of people running across a large open field, with houses and cars in background in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (2x2 neg.) Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.
subject(s): AutomobilesEventsHousesRacing
date: 1958, October 16
 
add to order
image no.: 8321
contact sheet: A0260
collection: Winnipeg Canoe Club
description: Spectators At Winnipeg Canoe Club Canoe Races. (L- R): Walter Shortreed, Percy Gill, Corb Sheppard, Allyn Taylor, Mayor John Queen. Walter Shortreed Has A Stop Watch In His Hand
subject(s): BoatsCanoesClubsCostumesPersonalitiesPoliticsRacing
date: 1935
 
add to order
image no.: 56226
contact sheet: A1717
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: St. Laurent'S Al Jolicoeur (19) And His Team Edged Winnipeg'S Rolly Desmarais (25) Near The Finish Line Of The Six Dog Sled Race At Voyageur Park. The Races Were Included In The Festival Du Voyageur Events
subject(s): Dog SledsDogsFestivalsPersonalitiesRacing
date: 1988, February 14
 
add to order
image no.: 23632
contact sheet: A0790
collection: Miscellaneous Collection
description: Stands With Fans And Horses On The Track At A Horse Race At Assiniboia Downs Racetrack, Winnipeg
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesRacetracksSportsWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1958
 
add to order
image no.: 57554
contact sheet: A1760
collection: Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)
description: Start of International Snowmobile 500 Mile Race from Winnipeg to St. Paul, MN, starting at Winnipeg's Red River Floodway. Photo by and courtesy of Hugh Allan.
subject(s): CostumesFloodwayRacingSnowmobilesSports
date: 1978, January
 
add to order
image no.: 7061
contact sheet: A0221
collection: Manitoba Cooperater Collection
description: Start Of The Chuckwagon Racing Action At Morris, Manitoba Stampede. Stands In The Background
subject(s): HorsesRacingRodeosTownsWagons
date: 1975
 
add to order
image no.: 43511
contact sheet: A1436
collection: Canadian National Railway Collection
description: Start Of The World Championship Dog Race, At The Pas Trapper'S Festival In The Pas, Manitoba
subject(s): DogsFestivalsRacingSledsTowns
date: 1963, February
 
add to order
image no.: 33968
contact sheet: A1133
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Steve Schedlosky Driving (Harness Racing) The Horse “Invincible Image “ To Victory In United Way Pace At Assiniboia Downs
subject(s): CartsCharitiesCostumesHarnessHorse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesRacetracksSports
date: 1982, October 17
 
add to order
image no.: 61208
contact sheet: A1950
collection: Brandon University Archives
title: Stock car racing at the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba, Brandon, Manitoba.
description: The cars are very old.
subject(s): FairsTownsAgricultureExhibitionsRacingAutomobiles
date:
 
add to order
image no.: 72331
contact sheet: A2439
collection: Miscellaneous Collection
description: The Back Of The Program For The Sixteenth Annual Les Voyageurs Race, The 65 Mile Canoe Marathon Which Took Place From The Winnipeg Canoe Club Dock To Lower Fort Garry And Return , With A Bivouac At Lockport, In Manitoba On September 6th And 7th In 1941. This Part Of The Program Lists The Winners Of Les Voyageurs, Their Times In Hour, Minutes, And Seconds And The Trophies They Won Since The First Les Voyageurs Race In 1926. Note The Number Of Times Doug Croff Has His Name Is On The Program As A Winner. (See Also Front Of This Program A2339-72330)
subject(s): CanoesHudson Bay CompanyProgramsRacingSports
date: 1941
 
add to order
image no.: 40675
contact sheet: A1360
collection: Duncan McLean Collection
description: The Boat "Dorothy" With The Fringed Canopy Seen On The Left, Skipped By D.J. Mclean, Captured The Harold G. Hutchings Trophy For Motor Boats In The 100 Mile Cruiser Race On Lake Winnipeg. The Course Began At Selkirk, Mb, And Ended At Victoria Beach, Mb. Other Boats Seen Around A Barge Or Dock Piled High With Logs On Which Men Are Sitting And Standing To Watch The Race
subject(s): BargesBoatsLoggingPersonalitiesRacingSports
date: 1924
 
add to order
image no.: 40678
contact sheet: A1360
collection: Duncan McLean Collection
description: The Boat “Dorothy” With The Fringed Top, Skipped By D.J. Mclean, Won The Harold G. Hutchings Trophy In The 100 Mile Cruiser Race For Motor Boats On Lake Winnipeg. (See Also A1360-40675)
subject(s): BeachesBoatsPersonalitiesRacingSportsTrophies
date: 1924
 
add to order
image no.: 40676
contact sheet: A1360
collection: Duncan McLean Collection
description: The Boat “Dorothy” With Fringed Top Seen On Left, Skipped By D.J. Mclean, Won The Harold G. Hutchings Trophy For Motor Boats Competing In The 100 Mile Cruiser Race On Lake Winnipeg. (See Also A1360-40675)
subject(s): BeachesBoatsCostumesPersonalitiesRacingSportsTrophies
date: 1924
 
add to order
image no.: 40677
contact sheet: A1360
collection: Duncan McLean Collection
description: The Boat “Dorothy” With Fringed Top, On The Left, Skipped By D.J. Mclean Won The Harold G. Hutchings Trophy In A 100 Mile Cruiser Race For Motor Boats On Lake Winnipeg. (See Also A1360-40675)
subject(s): BeachesBoatsCostumesPersonalitiesRacingRophiesSports
date: 1924
 
add to order
image no.: 45154
contact sheet: A1493
collection: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Collection
description: The Cbwt Mobile Truck Parked Behind The Grandstand At The Polo Park Horse Racetrack In Winnipeg
subject(s): CommunicationsEquipmentHorse RacingRacetracksSportsTelevisionTrucksWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1957c
 
add to order
image no.: 18940
contact sheet: A0605
collection: Miscellaneous Collection
description: The Duke Of Connaught Presents Plate To L.E. Sandefer The Owner Of The Centennial Winning Horse “White Sign” Of Wetaskiwin, Ab, At Exposition In Winnipeg. Photo Courtesy Of G.T. Mcintosh, Winnipeg, Mb
subject(s): AwardsCostumesHorse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesRoyalty
date: 1912
 
add to order
image no.: 72330
contact sheet: A2439
collection: Miscellaneous Collection
description: The Front Of The Program For The Sixteenth Annual Les Voyageurs Race, The 65 Mile Canoe Marathon Which Took Place From The Winnipeg Canoe Club Dock To Lower Fort Garry And Return , With A Bivouac At Lockport, In Manitoba On September 6th And 7th In 1941. The 65 Mile Canoe Marathon Was Sponsored By The Hudson'S Bay Company. The Conditions Of The Race Stated On The Program: Sixteen Pleasure Model Canoes, Weighing Not Less Than 65 Pounds, To Be Used. Crews Must Use Single Blade Paddles And Carry Their Own Food, Camping Equipment And Blankets, Etc, And Must Weigh In, On Their Return, With Not Less Than 50 Pounds Of Dunnage. Acknowledgment Stated On The Program: It Is Very Appropriate That The Race Should Be Sponsored By The Hudson'S Bay Company, Whose Very History Is So Closely Linked With The Voyageurs, Forts And The Early Pioneer Days When The Red River Was A Main Highway And The Canoe The Principal Means Of Transportation. (See Back Of This Program A2339-72331)
subject(s): CanoesHudson Bay CompanyLower Fort GarryProgramsRacingSports
date: 1941
 
add to order
image no.: 33970
contact sheet: A1133
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: The Horse “Exclusive Canadian”, Winner Of Canadian Derby And Manitoba Derby, Ridden By Jockey Dan Beckon Seen In The Winners Circle After Winning Manitoba Derby At Assiniboia Downs
subject(s): AwardsCostumesHorse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesRacetracksSports
date: 1982, September 6
 
add to order
image no.: 3210
contact sheet: A0104
collection: Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection
description: The Horse “Treherne”, Winner Of The Canadian Derby At Polo Park Racetrack. Owner: Whittier Park Farm. Jockey: Johnny Dewhurst. Trainer: R.W. Mathes. Trophy Is Being Given To The Owner
subject(s): CostumesHorse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesRacetracksSportsTrophies
date: 1954
 
add to order
image no.: 53984
contact sheet: A1639
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: The Horses Racing At Assiniboia Downs Racetrack
subject(s): Horse RacingRacetracksSports
date: 1984, May 13
 
add to order
image no.: 58798
contact sheet: A1804
collection: Hugh Allan Collection (Dec./97)
creator: Hugh Allan
title: The start of the International 500 Snowmobile Race from the Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba to St. Paul, Minnesota. Photo courtesy of the photographer, Hugh Allan.
description: The start of the International 500 Snowmobile Race from the Red River Floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba to St. Paul, Minnesota. Photo courtesy of the photographer, Hugh Allan.
subject(s): FloodwayRacingSnowmobiles
date: 1978, January
 
add to order
image no.: 72355
contact sheet: A2439
collection: Miscellaneous Collection
description: Three Skiers Racing Abreast Up A Hill. A Tree Is On The Right Of The Photo
subject(s): RacingSkiingSportsTrees
date: Date?
 
add to order
image no.: 31280
contact sheet: A1043
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Trainer Bob Watt Perusing Race Program With Horse “Jennifer L.” Looking Over His Shoulder And Nibbling Something From Watt’S Hand
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesProgramsSports
date: 1964, July 29
 
add to order
image no.: 4855
contact sheet: A0154
collection: Scott Bateman Collection
description: Trophy Cup, Hudson Bay Dog Derby. Three Smaller Cups Seen Beside The Larger Trophy Cup
subject(s): AwardsDogsRacingTrophies
date:
 
add to order
image no.: 56305
contact sheet: A1719
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Two Children Held Back By A Man For The Start Of A Cycling Race At Unicity, Winnipeg. The Children Are Wearing Helmets
subject(s): BicyclesChildrenCyclingEquipmentRacingSports
date: 1986, May 4
 
add to order
image no.: 7065
contact sheet: A0221
collection: Manitoba Cooperater Collection
description: Two Horse Cart Racing Action As It Passes The Stands At Morris, Mb, Stampede
subject(s): CartsHorsesRacingRodeosTowns
date: 1975
 
add to order
image no.: 7063
contact sheet: A0221
collection: Manitoba Cooperater Collection
description: Two Horse Cart Racing Action In Front Of Packed Stands At Morris, Manitoba, Stampede
subject(s): CartsHorsesRacingRodeosTowns
date: 1975
 
add to order
image no.: 59029
contact sheet: A1811
collection: Shipley Collection
description: Two Images On One Page: A Baseball Game With Women While Men And Women Watch; And A Married Men’S Race; At The Ninette Sanatorium Picnic In Ninette, Mb. Photo Courtesy Of Dorothy Shipley
subject(s): BaseballCostumesHospitalsPicnicsRacingSportsTownsWomen
date: 1923, September
 
add to order
image no.: 3204
contact sheet: A0103
collection: Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection
description: Two Photos. The Top Shows "Gowerlace" In A Nose To Nose Duel With Another Horse. The Lower Photo Shows "Gowerlace", The Winning Horse With Jockey R. Hightshoe At The Canadian Derby At Polo Park Racetrack In The Winner'S Circle With Two Women And The Jockey And Another Man. "Glowerlace" Is Owned And Bred By Whittier Park Stock Farm, Trained By Duke Campbell
subject(s): CostumesHorse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesRacetracksSportsWomen
date: 1938, July 2
 
add to order
image no.: 33964
contact sheet: A1133
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Unidentified Man Checking The Racing Program At Assiniboia Downs Racetrack"
subject(s): ProgramsRacetracksRacingSports
date: 1982, July 23
 
add to order
image no.: 33492
contact sheet: A1118
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: University Of Manitoba Agriculture Students Entry In The Annual Bed Race. The Sign On The Bed Reads “Co-Op Implements”
subject(s): CostumesFurnitureLifestyleRacingStudentsUniversities
date: 1982, September 10
 
add to order
image no.: 22838
contact sheet: A0758
collection: Gurling Collection
description: Vancouver Model Yacht Club International Race Meet On Lost Lagoon, Stanley Park, Bc. Contestants Rigging Up Their Model Sailboats For The Main Event.
subject(s): BoatsParksRacingSailingSportsToysTrees
date: 1936, October 11
 
add to order
image no.: 22835
contact sheet: A0758
collection: Gurling Collection
description: Vancouver Model Yacht Club International Race Meet On Lost Lagoon, Stanley Park, Vancouver. Model (Sail Boats) Yachts From All Over The World Competed. The Start Of The Race Seen Here For Championship Of The World
subject(s): BoatsParksRacingSailingSportsToys
date: 1936, October 11
 
add to order
image no.: 22836
contact sheet: A0758
collection: Gurling Collection
description: Vancouver Model Yacht Club International Race Meet On Lost Lagoon, Stanley Park, Vancouver. The Winner, A Model Sail Boat Owned By An American, A Scale Model Of The American Defender Rainbow Was Declared World Champion Yacht In1933 In England
subject(s): BoatsParksRacingSailingSportsToys
date: 1936, October 11
 
add to order
image no.: 37824
contact sheet: A1263
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: View Of Packed Grandstand And Horses Racing On The Racetrack During A Race At Assiniboia Downs
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesRacetracks
date: 1959, June 27
 
add to order
image no.: 25341
contact sheet: A0847
collection: Winnipeg Tribune Collection
description: View Of Racing Fans In The Stands Watching A Horse Race At Assiniboia Downs In The Rain
subject(s): Horse RacingSportsWinnipeg Buildings
date: 1962, June 15
 
add to order
image no.: 36461
contact sheet: A1217
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: View Of Stock Cars Ready At The Starting Line To Race At Brooklands Speedway, On Oakpoint Road, In Oakpoint, Mb. Fans Seen In Background In Stands
subject(s): AutomobilesEntertainmentRacingSports
date: 1964, June 24
 
add to order
image no.: 3203
contact sheet: A0103
collection: Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Collection
description: Whittier Park (In St. Boniface), The 1st Modern Horse Racing Track (Racetrack) In Manitoba. It Was Opened In 1924 By R.J. Speers, And Demolished After 1950 Flood. Photo Shows Horses And Riders On Track And Fans In The Bleachers In The Background. Whittier Park Is Printed On The Roof. Photo Taken From A Distance
subject(s): Horse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesRacetracksSports
date: 1948c
 
add to order
image no.: 52021
contact sheet: A1576
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Winning Horse “Island Wings” (#3), Ridden By Ron Bilodeau, Seen Here Beating “Apalachee Babe” To Win The “Buttons And Bows” Race At Assiniboia Downs, Winnipeg. Photo By Phil Hossack.
subject(s): AnimalsHorse RacingHorsesPersonalitiesSports
date: 1986, July 26
 
add to order
image no.: 40674
contact sheet: A1360
collection: Miscellaneous Collection
description: Winnipeg Rowing Club Senior Eight. Bruce Murray, Cox; Nat Connacher, Stroke; Harry Botterell, 7; Ted O'Donnell, 6; Herbert Moody,5; Walter Watt, 4; Tubby Ormond, 3; King Gordon, 2; Charlie Box, Bow. They Won Senior Eight Con Henley (Hed Hanlon Medal). They Lost The Olympic Trials To Argos. Photo Courtesy Of Derek Riley
subject(s): BoatsPersonalitiesRacingRowingSports
date: 1928
 
add to order
image no.: 35709
contact sheet: A1192
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Winnipeg Sportsmen Tom Casey And Bob Chipman At Assiniboia Downs Where, Along With Eddie Cass, They Were Honored With A Race Commemorating Them, “The Three C'S Purse”.
subject(s): Horse RacingPersonalitiesSports
date: 1971, July 5
 
add to order
image no.: 71243
contact sheet: A2391
collection: Robert Goodall Collection
description: Women Cyclists On Their Bicycles Held Up By Men, Lined Up For Bicycle Race Inside Velodrome In Winnipeg. There Are Some People In The Stands In The Background. Note The Clothing Worn By The Women And The Men. Photo By Goodall. (4x5 Neg.)
subject(s): BicyclesCostumesCyclingRacingWinnipeg BuildingsWomen
date: 1905c
 
add to order
image no.: 9856
contact sheet: A0308
collection: Robert Goodall Collection
creator: Goodall
title: Women with their bicycles lined up for a bicycle race in the velodrome in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
description:
subject(s): BicyclesRacingWomen
date: 1905c
 
add to order
image no.: 44193
contact sheet: A1459
collection: Canadian National Railway Collection
description: Yacht Racing, Halifax, Ns. Good Close-Up Of The Sailboats
subject(s): BoatsRacingSailingSportsTowns
date: 1930c
 
add to order
image no.: 2873
contact sheet: A0093
collection: Marine Museum of Manitoba Collection at Selkirk
description: York Boats Under Square Sail Racing On Cross Lake, Mb
subject(s): BoatsRacingSailingYork Boats
date: 1910
 
add to order
image no.: 21074
contact sheet: A0693
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Young Girl Harness Racing At Carman Fair
subject(s): AgricultureChildrenFairsHarnessHorse RacingHorsesSportsTowns
date: 1962, July 15
 
add to order
image no.: 15416
contact sheet: A0481
collection: Manitoba Telephone System Collection
description: Young Girls And A Few Young Boys Lined Up To Race At The Mts Employees Family Picnic.
subject(s): BeachesChildrenCostumesPicnicsRacingTelephones
date: 1932