This early 20th-century postcard captures a dynamic view of the homestretch at the Huntington Fair Grounds, Long Island, showing horse racing in progress as riders round the final stretch of the track. Spectators line the rail and gather near the grandstand, while the wide, open landscape beyond the course emphasizes the rural character of Huntington prior to large-scale suburban development. The scene documents a historically significant site. Horses had been raced in this area since at least the 1840s, first as the Suffolk Racing or Driving Course, and later as the Huntington Fair Grounds. By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the grounds featured a one-mile track, grandstand seating for approximately 1,500 spectators, a clubhouse, barns, and surrounding open fields. The fair grounds attracted visitors from across Long Island and Brooklyn, many arriving via the Long Island Rail Road, which ran special trains for race days and fairs. The postcard preserves a moment from an era when Huntington’s Fair Grounds served as a social and recreational hub, hosting horse races, livestock exhibitions, and county-style fairs before the land was ultimately subdivided for residential development in the 1920s. Today, the area is known as Huntington Station, making images such as this important visual records of a vanished landscape. This divided back postcard was postmarked in 1907. On the reverse of the postcard is a friendly personal message describing a pleasant Sunday trip to Port Jefferson and asking when the recipient will visit again. In regard to condition, The card has good image clarity with even contrast and only light surface and corner wear. This postcard is in overall good condition for a 1907 mailed postcard (see scans).
This real photo postcard is available for purchase at my store, The History Peddler, for $20.00 or best offer.
Interested collectors may view the listing here:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/236626911861
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