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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. STABLE_141107_006.JPG: Andrew Jackson
2. STABLE_141107_013.JPG: The Stable Courtyard
3. STABLE_141107_020.JPG: Belair Stable
4. STABLE_141107_032.JPG: The Belair Stud Farm Cradle of American Racing Colonial Manor where breeding for the turf was carried on for three centuries. Laying the foundation of American thoroughbred racing. Samuel Ogle original owner, imported the stallion "Spark", the filly "Queen Mab" and other prize horses. His brother-in-law, Benjamin Tasker Jr., continuing family tradition, bred "Othello" and "Selima", prides of the colonies. Belair Stud Farm blood flows in the veins of almost every American racehorse of distinction. William Woodward, Sr., last private owner, fielded Triple Crown winners "Gallant Fox", 1930, and "Omaha", 1935. Operation of the farm continued until 1955.
5. STABLE_141107_042.JPG: The Carriage House
6. STABLE_141107_048.JPG: The Pioneer nears Belair on the famous coaching trip from New York to Belair, 1916
7. STABLE_141107_060.JPG: African American Jockeys America's First Sports Heroes
8. STABLE_141107_064.JPG: Unsung Heroes of the Turf
9. STABLE_141107_074.JPG: Great Black Jockeys (I)
10. STABLE_141107_077.JPG: Working the Heroes
11. STABLE_141107_087.JPG: Great Black Jockeys (II)
12. STABLE_141107_097.JPG: Equestrian Clothing
13. STABLE_141107_121.JPG: In Memory of Selima, 1926 Kathleen Wheeler Crump
14. STABLE_141107_136.JPG: William Woodward, Sr. to Anthony Gustav de Rothschild, 1932
15. STABLE_141107_141.JPG: Lawn Jockey, c 1950
16. STABLE_141107_153.JPG: Seabiscuit and Belair
17. STABLE_141107_163.JPG: Bowie Racetrack, c 1980 Aerial photograph of the racecourse, viewing stands and train platforms for the Pennsylvania Railroad, circa 1950.
18. STABLE_141107_169.JPG: Bowie sign, c 1940-1985 Horses crossing the finish line passed by the "Bowie" display board hung at the end of the track. The sign was used as track identification for end-of-race photographs.
19. STABLE_141107_175.JPG: Bowie Race Track
20. STABLE_141107_202.JPG: The Origins of the Thoroughbred
21. STABLE_141107_208.JPG: Ten Fun Facts About Horses
22. STABLE_141107_218.JPG: The Belair Stud
23. STABLE_141107_228.JPG: The Woodwards and Racing
24. STABLE_141107_235.JPG: The North Stalls
25. STABLE_141107_240.JPG: Working at Belair Stud
26. STABLE_141107_249.JPG: The 19th Century
27. STABLE_141107_444.JPG: Gallant Fox
28. STABLE_141107_449.JPG: Not Just a Horse
29. STABLE_141107_464.JPG: Racing Into History
30. STABLE_141107_467.JPG: After the Triple Crown
31. STABLE_141107_476.JPG: Men Behind the Horse
32. STABLE_141107_482.JPG: Omaha
33. STABLE_141107_490.JPG: Nashua
34. STABLE_141107_498.JPG: Other Famous Woodward Horses
35. STABLE_141107_508.JPG: Yearlings at Belair
36. STABLE_141107_519.JPG: The Triple Crown
37. STABLE_141107_529.JPG: Exhibiting Belair
38. STABLE_141107_534.JPG: The Feed Room of the Belair Stable Museum This plaque placed by the Mayor and Council of the City of Bowie to honor Virginia Cleveland Mayne without whose loving service our heritage might be forgotten
39. STABLE_141107_548.JPG: The Belair Sheep and Cattle
40. STABLE_141107_557.JPG: Belair sheep graze the lawns of the White House during the First World War to free up groundsmen for war work.
41. STABLE_141107_569.JPG: Farming Communities The Mitchellville Store Gas Pump
42. STABLE_141107_580.JPG: Clydesdales
43. STABLE_141107_610.JPG: Belair Stable In 1747 Maryland's Provincial Governor Samuel Ogle (1692-1752) brought to Belair the first documented breeding pair of thoroughbred horses, Spark and Queen Mab. Hailed as the Cradle of American Thoroughbred Racing, Belair's legacy continued with Ogle's brother-in-law, Colonel Benjamin Tasker, Jr. (1720-1760), importer of Othello and Selima, two of the most noted horses of colonial turf. During the ownership of William Woodward (1876-1953), the Belair stud flourished again. From the first victory at the track in 1909, Woodward established the Belair name as preeminent in the racing field. Gallant Fox claimed all three of the Triple Crown races in 1930, only the second horse ever to do so. His son, Omaha, would follow suit in 1935. Nashua, Horse of the Year in 1955, was the last great Belair racehorse. This stable, built in 1907, housed the thoroughbreds, as well as the carriage and riding horses, and contained stalls, tack rooms, a carriage house, and the apartment for the stable master. It now serves as part of the City of Bowie Museums System.
Wikipedia Description: Belair Stable Museum (Bowie, Maryland)
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The Belair Stable Museum is located at 2835 Belair Drive in Bowie, Maryland. It is operated by the City of Bowie, Maryland. The building once housed the Belair Stud Farm until 1957 when the Woodward family sold the Belair Estate to Levitt & Sons for the construction of Belair at Bowie.

This U-shaped sandstone equine stable was built in 1907 for James T. Woodward, then owner of the Belair Mansion. The elaborate stable building reflects Belair’s long and distinguished association with thoroughbred horse racing and breeding.

The stable sits on 2 acres (8,100 m2) located about 1000 feet northeast of the Belair Mansion. Once part of the large estate, the stable building is now surrounded by residential development. The building itself is a U-shaped structure with a 1 1?2-story main block and single-story flanking wings, forming an open exercise yard to the center.
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