Start of a horse race, Hialeah Park, Miami, FL, 1943

Subjects: Crowds & Gatherings Horse Racing
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1943 (Linen)

Back of Start of a horse race, Hialeah Park, Miami, FL, 1943, Mr & Mrs Wm Steele, WI, USA, c. 1943 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

The field breaks from the starting gate at Hialeah Park, the numbered stall doors swung open behind the horses, with a dense crowd along the rail and more spectators filling the grandstand. The printed caption gives the moment its own title, "They're Off," at the track on the outskirts of Miami. Hialeah opened in 1925 and, after Joseph Widener's renovation in the early 1930s, became the fashionable center of South Florida's winter racing season, known for its Mediterranean-style architecture and the flamingos kept in the infield. The caption's mention of "three flourishing tracks in the immediate vicinity" points to the crowded winter circuit that also included Tropical and Gulfstream parks.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Hope you are all well, [illegible] folks. How is little Bobbie [illegible] getting along fine. We are north again to Lake Wales. We saw last nite what we could have seen in the Black Hills, the Passion play it was very good but cold, had to wear winter coats. We are in the citrus section. Today we will see cypress gardens singing tower, and [illegible] hill This is the life I reckon just eat sleep and look, [illegible] that [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, February 16, 1943, 12:00

Addressed to

Mr & Mrs Wm Steele

217 Walnut St. Oconomowoc, WI

Postcard record

Postmarked	February 16, 1943, 12:00, Lake Wales, FL
Publisher	Tichnor Bros., Inc.
Series	447
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mr & Mrs Wm Steele, 217 Walnut St., Oconomowoc, WI
Place mentioned	Hialeah Park Race Track, Miami, FL
Publisher	Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, MA
Stamp	2c John Adams, red, perforated on all sides
Notes	Linen-textured stock; card number 447 printed in the lower corner; scan is rotated 180 degrees. Postmark: LAKE WALES, FLA. FEB 16 1943 12 M. Divided back, 2¢ John Adams stamp, Tichnor Quality Views imprint — 1940s. Brown stain at bottom center, worn/soiled edges.

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Start of a horse race, Hialeah Park, Miami, FL, 1943, postcard, c. 1943. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/start-of-a-horse-race-hialeah-park-miami-fl-1943. Accessed November 2, 2026.