A Victorian carte-de-visite/cabinet card album including a photographic card signed by William Archer father of Fred Archer, Archer portrayed in the silks her wore aboard Little Charley when winning the 1858 Grand National, signed in ink Yours Very Truly, W. Archer William Archer was born at Cheltenham, one of thirteen children. He ran away from home at the age of eleven, but established himself as a jockey of rare ability in his teens. However, as he matured he experienced weight problems and turned to steeplechasing. The Emperor of Russia, no less, employed Archer to both run his stud and ride his horses when he was still just seventeen. However, Archer could not adjust to the severe winters near St Petersburg and returned to England to continue his career as a jockey. His greatest moment came with the victory on Little Charley in the 1858 Grand National. His youngest son, who was just four months old at the time of the National win, was christened Frederick James Archer In time he would set the racing world ablaze with his unique brilliance, extinguished prematurely by tragedy.
A Victorian carte-de-visite/cabinet card album including a photographic card signed by William Archer father of Fred Archer, Archer portrayed in the silks her wore aboard Little Charley when winning the 1858 Grand National, signed in ink Yours Very Truly, W. Archer William Archer was born at Cheltenham, one of thirteen children. He ran away from home at the age of eleven, but established himself as a jockey of rare ability in his teens. However, as he matured he experienced weight problems and turned to steeplechasing. The Emperor of Russia, no less, employed Archer to both run his stud and ride his horses when he was still just seventeen. However, Archer could not adjust to the severe winters near St Petersburg and returned to England to continue his career as a jockey. His greatest moment came with the victory on Little Charley in the 1858 Grand National. His youngest son, who was just four months old at the time of the National win, was christened Frederick James Archer In time he would set the racing world ablaze with his unique brilliance, extinguished prematurely by tragedy.
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