silks

5 photos tagged silks, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.

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1870

1936

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dejedehablar said:
geniales las fotografias!
Mando Maniac said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Thoroughbred Horse Racing, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Vikingmaid said:
at least three and maybe all five are women!
State Library of New South Wales said:
Yes, all women
covid convict said:
These women were riders in the 'ladies only' race at the 1936 Yass Picnic Races... trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/160637099 - this pic appeared in the Sydney Mail on 18th March, 1936... 'WAITING FOR THEIR HORSES. Misses Heffernan, Joan Horsley, Peggy Robertson (rode the winner 'Murtha') , Elizabeth McFarlane, Ailsa Robertson. The girls showed excellent control over their charges' - the Sydney Mail's caption... trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/104228560 - the Land, 20th March, 1936...the Land's version... The Land's caption also has the same names, L-R: Nedra Heffernan ; Joan Horsley ; Peggy Robertson ; Elizabeth McFarlane ; Ailsa Robertson.

Angela Orlando said:
Wonderful!!!
Swordscookie said:
Super shot and great detail on the people and the event. Clonespoe sound like a great horse.
instinctive mind said:
Nice. No Internet needed back then for the Younger or Older to have some fun.
John A. Coffey said:
Jack Moylan the jockey was Grandfather to Pat Eddery who was eleven times Champion jockey in England.

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Olivier said:
Beautiful engraving !
DannyM8 said:
Rebecca Lockhart was the daughter of Alexander Lockhart, Lord Covington. She married James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll, son of William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock and Lady Anne Livingston, on 15 September 1749.1 She died on 2 May 1761. Her married name became Hay. As a result of her marriage, Rebecca Lockhart was styled as Countess of Erroll on 19 August 1758
National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
Olivier Thank you!
National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
DannyM8 Thank you, resident canophile! :) So this 1749 engraving might have been published to tie in with her wedding in September 1749 then?
DannyM8 said:
Same engraving is in the National Portrait Gallery - www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw36014/Rebecc...