America's Fastest Racehorse

This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 237 Coll-1434/1951
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1870s-1930s
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 82mm by 82mm 1 slide
      82mm by 82mm

Scope and Content

Photograph of the racehorse, "Morvich", that was owned by Mr. Benjamin Block and was claimed to be the fastest 'ever owned by America'. The text notes that Morvich was credited with running a half mile in 44.4-5 seconds.

Archivist's Note

Catalogued by Kristy Davis as part of Towards Dolly Project, 2012-2013

Geographical Names