Colorado Photographic Arts Center
Denver, Colorado
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Balky Belle
- Gelatin Silver Print
- 13.25 x 10.25 in
- Ralph Morgan
Black and white photograph of the start gate at a horse race. Three men in hats attempt to help a horse that has fallen down in Gate 4. The rest of the gates are filled with jockeys mounted on their horses.
Two labels on back; one from Press Photography Competition Aug 12, 1954. One from Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News.
Ralph Morgan was a commercial and freelance photographer in the Denver area. He took photographs of businesses for promotional purposes and was the official photographer for the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Denver, Colorado. He also sold his freelance work to newspapers and photo syndicates. He was interested in horse racing, along with horse and dog shows.
- Subject Matter: People, Horse, Horse Race, Landscape, Entertainment
- Inventory Number: 186-524
- Current Location: CS.R1.SH2.B13
- Collections: Ralph Morgan
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