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Start of a horse race at Hialeah Park Race Track, Miami, Florida, circa 1940

Subjects
Crowds & GatheringsHorse Racing
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Start of a horse race at Hialeah Park Race Track, Miami, Florida, circa 1940, Mr & Mrs Wm Steele, WI, USA, c. 1915 linen postcard
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Back of Start of a horse race at Hialeah Park Race Track, Miami, Florida, circa 1940, Mr & Mrs Wm Steele, WI, USA, c. 1915 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The starting gate at Hialeah Park Race Track, its numbered stall doors (1 through 14) swung open as the field breaks away, with a dense crowd of spectators massed along the rail and in the grandstand beyond. 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 that later inhabited its infield. The printed caption gives the card its own title, "They're Off at Hialeah Park Race Track, Miami, Florida."

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Hello Alma we are all well, [illegible] getting along fine [illegible] I know you [illegible] [illegible] down South to see them but also [illegible] [illegible] with what we could [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] it was very good [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]

PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc.
They're Off at Hialeah Park Race Track, Miami, Florida 447 --- THEY'RE OFF — And here goes the start of a full field in a race at beautiful Hialeah Park Race Track, on the outskirts of Miami, which enjoys a complete winter season of racing with three flourishing tracks in the immediate vicinity. HARRISON PHOTO LABORATORIES, 2930 N. W. 7TH AVE., MIAMI, FLA. "TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS.
PostmarkedLake Wales, FL
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr & Mrs Wm Steele

217 Walnut St., Oconomowoc, WI

Postcard record

PostmarkedLake Wales, FL
PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc.
Series447
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr & Mrs Wm Steele, 217 Walnut St., Oconomowoc, WI
Place mentionedHialeah Park Race Track, Miami, FL
PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, MA
Stamp2c John Adams, red
NotesLinen-textured stock; card number 447 printed in the lower corner; scan is rotated 180 degrees. Postmark: LAKE WALES, FLA 16 [illegible] 2 [illegible]. Divided back, 2¢ John Adams stamp, Tichnor Quality Views imprint — 1940s. Brown stain at bottom center, worn/soiled edges.

Cite this card

Start of a horse race at Hialeah Park Race Track, Miami, Florida, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/start-of-a-horse-race-at-hialeah-park-race-track-miami-flori. Accessed October 24, 2026.