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Kentucky Derby 1929
1929. Portrait of seven unidentified jockeys sitting in front of a building at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, during the Kentucky Derby. Chicago Daily News, Inc.

Churchill Downs 1927
1927. Crowds standing and walking in the spectator area of the Churchill Downs racetrack, site of the Kentucky Derby, in Louisville, Kentucky

1926 Kentucky Derby Winner
Jockey, Arthur Johnson (second from left), winner of the 1926 Kentucky Derby, Hurley, Hay, and R. Switzer holding a trophy, standing outdoors around a large floral arrangement at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky

1926 Kentucky Derby
View of racehorses racing to the finish line in the first race at the 1926 Kentucky Derby, held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

1929 Kentucky Derby
View of racehorses racing on the track at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, during the 1929 Kentucky Derby.

1929 Kentucky Derby 2
Image of crowds standing and sitting in a plaza at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, during the 1929 Kentucky Derby.

1929 Kentucky Derby 3
View of horses walking in a line on the track at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, during the 1929 Kentucky Derby, viewed from the grandstands.

1926 Kentucky Derby
1926.View of crowds standing in front of grandstands at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, site of the Kentucky Derby, dark exposure. Crowds are also visible in the grandstands in the foreground. Chicago Daily News

1901 Kentucky Derby
1901. Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky., Derby day. Detroit Publishing Co. (two Pictures)

1929 Kentucky Derby 4
1929. Image of racehorses trotting on the track at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, during the Kentucky Derby, viewed from within the track. Chicago Daily News, Inc.