Man O' War Hoofprint and HB Scott and Charles Mayo Autographs
date: label: date made
content: 1938
notes: label: Description
content: Faded hoofprint of Man O’ War on paper with manager H.B. Scott's signature. The paper is mounted on cardboard. On reverse are two pictures of Mayo Clinic founder Charles Mayo, one as a young man and the other as an older man, with his autograph beneath. The signatures were aquired by autograph collector Edwin A. Rowlands.
label: Description
content: Kentucky thoroughbred Man o' War (1917-1947) was one of the most successfull racehorses of all time, winning 20 of 21 starts in his career and setting three world records. The horse was so popular that his funeral was attended by thousands of mouners and broadcast to millions more via radio.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Horse Racing
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: Subject
content: Autographs
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Edwin A. Rowlands
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.0347.26.01
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0347.26.01
label: accession number
content: 1983.0347
objectType: label: Object Name
content: hoofprint
label: Object Name
content: autograph
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: adhesive (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 30.4 cm x 22.3 cm; 11 15/16 in x 8 3/4 in