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Home  ◊   Online Resources  ◊   Photography Gallery  ◊   Parks/Recreation: Dade (Ellis) Park

Photography Gallery

Parks/Recreation: Dade (Ellis) Park

Dade Park
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Dade Park

Photo taken on February 5, 1923 during high water; the projection from the levee is a road leading to Henderson, KY (Knecht 4567)

Dade Park
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Dade Park

Photo dated 1923 (Knecht 1311)

Dade, A. Barrett
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Dade, A. Barrett

Henderson, KY, resident after whom park was named following his death in early 1923 (Knecht 1318)

Entrance Gate
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Entrance Gate

Crowds arriving at the new park in November 1922 (Knecht 1343)

Horse Stables
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Horse Stables

C. 1923 (Knecht 1369)

Horse Stables
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Horse Stables

C. 1923 (Knecht 1296)

Jockey with Horse
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Jockey with Horse

C. 1923 (Knecht 1384)

Jockeys
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Jockeys

Photo dated 1923 (Knecht 1377)

Park Construction
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Park Construction

Photo dated 1922 (Knecht 1339)

Park Construction
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Park Construction

Photo dated 1922 (Knecht 1365)

Park Construction
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Park Construction

Photo dated 1922 (Knecht 1364)

Park Construction
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Park Construction

Horse stables in background; photo dated 1922 (Knecht 1379)

Parking Lot
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Parking Lot

Photo dated 1935 (Knecht 1308)

Peter Manning
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Peter Manning

Photo caption reads: "Peter Manning, World Champion Trotter, doing 1:57 at Dade Pk. Oct. 21, 1922" (Knecht 1331)

Racetrack
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Racetrack

Race day at the park; photo dated 1922 (Knecht 1320)

Racetrack
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Racetrack

View from the stands; c. 1923 (Knecht 1291)

Racetrack
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Racetrack

Photo dated 1926 (Knecht 1316)

Racetrack
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Racetrack

Spectators watching horses parading to the post on October 19, 1922 (Knecht 770)

Racetrack
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Racetrack

First race at the park; photo dated November 10, 1922 (Knecht 1302)

Racetrack
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Racetrack

Horses coming down the stretch; c. 1923 (Knecht 634)

Racetrack and Stables
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Racetrack and Stables

Photo dated 1923 (Knecht 1389)

Racing Fans
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Racing Fans

Women are unidentified; photo dated 1935 (Knecht 631)

Racing Fans
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Racing Fans

Women in the club house; photo dated 1935 (Knecht 1388)

Residence (?)
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Residence (?)

Photo dated 1922 (Knecht 1335)

Saddling the Horses
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Saddling the Horses

C. 1923 (Knecht 1319)

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