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Race track and grandstand, State Fair Park, Dallas, Texas, circa 1940

Subjects
County & Agricultural FairsCrowds & GatheringsHorse Racing
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Race track and grandstand, State Fair Park, Dallas, Texas, circa 1940, Arlington Downs, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Race track and grandstand, State Fair Park, Dallas, Texas, circa 1940, Arlington Downs, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A dense crowd fills the apron and the covered grandstand of the State Fair race track at Dallas, Texas, with horses and riders moving along the track in the foreground and a red-roofed judges' or betting pavilion and American flags beyond. The State Fair of Texas, held each autumn at Fair Park since 1886, drew huge crowds to its horse racing program before the track was discontinued in the mid-20th century. The grandstand and infield structures shown here belong to the fairgrounds that later became home to the 1936 Texas Centennial exposition buildings.

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PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
STATE FAIR RACE TRACK RACE TRACK, STATE FAIR PARK, DALLAS, TEXAS—83 --- Horse racing is enjoyed here. The grand stands seat approximately 25,000. Thundering of hooves beating in a close finish -- roar of thousands of voices, this is the spectacle at Arlington Downs, developed by the W. T. Waggoner Estate, the cost exceeding $2,000,000. 22566 N POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE MADE IN U.S.A. BY E. C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Addressed to
Minnie Raynor

Shirley Randolph 628 So. Allen St. Bryan, Ohio April - 25 - 1945 Minnie Raynor

FromShirley Randolph, 628 So. Allen St., Bryan, OH

Postcard record

PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
Series83
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedArlington Downs
PublisherE. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
Place sent fromShirley Randolph, 628 So. Allen St., Bryan, OH
NotesLinen-textured stock with a thin white border; card number 83 printed at the end of the caption. No postmark — unmailed card, no stamp. Divided-back linen-texture card with E.C. Kropp imprint and number 22566 N; sender's name/address and date (April 25 1945) written in pencil on the message side. Light soiling and a soft crease at lower left.

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Race track and grandstand, State Fair Park, Dallas, Texas, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/race-track-and-grandstand-state-fair-park-dallas-texas-circa. Accessed October 24, 2026.