Maywood Racetrack Photos

The Melrose Park Public Library has historical photography displayed throughout the main floor of the building. Below are the photographs currently on display.

Brian Moran Collection

Two women in formal attire smile at each other in a black-and-white portrait.

Untitled (Enjoying The Northwestern University Settlement Pace), 1959


Posthumous inkjet print, printed 2016 Photographer: Joseph Lucas, Jr. Courtesy of the Brian Moran Collection

A jockey wearing a helmet and racing silks stands in a stable, looking at a horse wearing a blanket with a number three.

Untitled (Joe O'Brien And Armbro Ranger), n.d.


Posthumous inkjet print, printed 2016 Photographer: Joseph Lucas, Jr. Courtesy of the Brian Moran Collection

A person in a barn kneeling between a horse on the left and a goat on the right.

Untitled (Buckskin Worthy, Carol Huckill, And Willie the Goat)


Posthumous inkjet print, printed 2016 Photographer: Joseph Lucas, Jr. Courtesy of the Brian Moran Collection

A black-and-white portrait of a race car driver wearing a helmet and goggles, smiling slightly in a dark setting.

Untitled (Driver Ricky Macomber), n.d.


Posthumous inkjet print, printed 2016 Photographer: Joseph Lucas, Jr. Courtesy of the Brian Moran Collection

Two people wearing winter gear and headwear look down at a document while standing close together.

Untitled (Before an All-Women's Harness Race), n.d.


Posthumous inkjet print, printed 2016 Photographer: Joseph Lucas, Jr. Courtesy of the Brian Moran Collection

A smiling jockey wearing a protective helmet, captured in a close-up, black-and-white portrait.

Eddie Lutes, n.d.


Posthumous inkjet print, printed 2016 Photographer: Joseph Lucas, Jr. Courtesy of the Brian Moran Collection

A horse wearing a blanket and a halter, tethered by a chain in a stable.

Untitled (Jerry Bird And R. Earl), n.d.


Posthumous inkjet print, printed 2016 Photographer: Joseph Lucas, Jr. Courtesy of the Brian Moran Collection

A black-and-white view of workers standing at a long service counter, interacting with staff using equipment.

Untitled (Second Floor Betting Windows), n.d.


Posthumous inkjet print, printed 2016 Photographer: Joseph Lucas, Jr. Courtesy of the Brian Moran Collection

A group of men in suits raising their hats toward the steel framework of a large stadium under construction.

Untitled (Constructing Maywood's New Grandstand), n.d.


Posthumous inkjet print, printed 2016 Photographer: Joseph Lucas, Jr. Courtesy of the Brian Moran Collection

Close-up of several bicycles parked outside in the snow, focusing on their tires and frames.

Untitled (Sulkies In The Snow), n.d.


Posthumous inkjet print, printed 2016 Photographer: Joseph Lucas, Jr. Courtesy of the Brian Moran Collection

A harness racer wearing a helmet and racing silks drives a horse pulling a sulky on a dirt track at night.

Untitled (Rambling Willie's 100th Win), 1980


Posthumous inkjet print, printed 2016 Photographer: Joseph Lucas, Jr. Courtesy of the Brian Moran Collection

A horse pulling a sulky moves along a track in front of the large, multi-story glass facade of a grandstand.

Untitled (Under The Rail), n.d.


Posthumous inkjet print, printed 2016 Photographer: Joseph Lucas, Jr. Courtesy of the Brian Moran Collection

A horse wearing a Maywood Park 1957 blanket pulls a sulky with a driver, flanked by two men standing on a racetrack.

Untitled (Muddy Driver After Chicago Harness Writers Pace), n.d.


Posthumous inkjet print, printed 2016 Photographer: Joseph Lucas, Jr. Courtesy of the Brian Moran Collection

A group of people works together at night to lift a long metal pole near a grassy embankment.

Untitled (Horse Over The Rail), n.d.


Posthumous inkjet print, printed 2016 Photographer: Joseph Lucas, Jr. Courtesy of the Brian Moran Collection