Smithtown Driving Park
Dublin Core
Title
Smithtown Driving Park
Subject
Racetrack; LIRR; Albumen; Residence
Description
Albumen photographic print mounted on board depicting the Smithtown Driving Track. Foreground shows telegraph poles and LIRR train traveling towards a cluster of trees. Middle foreground shows a horse pulling a man on a gig on a road lined with split-rail fencing; two-story residence with circular drive next to a barn and stables where a man tends a horse. Background features oval racetrack with figures racing, surrounded by woods and fields; sky with clouds above.
Creator
Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Artist]
Source
Edward Lange, Smithtown Driving Park, ca. 1880, Albumen print mounted on board, 4 x 6.25 in., Smithtown Historical Society, 1971.393.1
Format
4 x 6.25 in
Identifier
Signed lower left corner: "Edw. Lange. Artist. Elwood. Suffolk Co. N.Y."
Medium
Albumen print mounted on board
Spatial Coverage
New York; Suffolk County; Town of Smithtown; St. James
Rights Holder
Smithtown Historical Society, 1971.393.1.
Citation
Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Artist]
, “Smithtown Driving Park,” The Art of Edward Lange , accessed February 19, 2025, https://edwardlange.omeka.net/items/show/168.