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"Going to the Post," Hialeah Park race track, Miami, Florida, circa 1935

Subjects
Crowds & GatheringsHorse RacingHorses
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of "Going to the Post," Hialeah Park race track, Miami, Florida, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of "Going to the Post," Hialeah Park race track, Miami, Florida, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

Jockeys and their mounts parade toward the starting post on the dirt track at Hialeah Park, with the grandstand and clubhouse packed with spectators behind a flower-lined infield wall and a row of American flags flying from the roof. Hialeah Park opened in 1925 and became one of America's most fashionable winter racing venues, famed for its Mediterranean-style architecture and the flamingos introduced to its infield in the 1930s. The printed caption gives the card its own title for the scene, "Going to the Post."

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PublisherThos. R. West
"GOING TO THE POST," HIALEAH PARK, MIAMI, FLORIDA—KM92 --- Flashes of colorful jockey silks—thundering of hoofs beating in a close finish—roar of thousands of voices, a clubhouse shot with color, this is the spectacle here in mid-winter, a concentration of the best racing blood of American stables, a favorite meeting for owners and trainers, whose horses are kept in perfect condition for the spring and summer meetings in northern tracks. 6280 POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE PUB. BY THOS. R. WEST, MIAMI, FLORIDA—MADE IN U. S. A. PHOTO BY G. W. ROMER
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Minnie Raynor

Shirley McPherson 413 Market St Lemoyne, Pa Feb-18-1946 Minnie Raynor

FromShirley McPherson, 413 Market St Lemoyne, Pa

Postcard record

PublisherThos. R. West
SeriesKM92
ConditionVery good
Place depictedHialeah Park, Miami, FL
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; caption and number printed in the top margin. No postmark. Divided-back linen card with white border; handwritten sender return address (Shirley McPherson, Lemoyne, PA) and date Feb 18 1946; light edge wear.

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"Going to the Post," Hialeah Park race track, Miami, Florida, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/going-to-the-post-hialeah-park-race-track-miami-florida-circ. Accessed October 24, 2026.