Reproduction of the Official Program for the 1911 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Race
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909 with multiple races each season. In 1911, track promoters decided instead to host just one spectacular event each Memorial Day. The inaugural Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, with $27,500 in prizes, drew 40 qualifying cars and 80,000 spectators. Ray Harroun won with his yellow #32 Marmon Wasp, and the Indianapolis 500 became an American institution.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909 with multiple races each season. In 1911, track promoters decided instead to host just one spectacular event each Memorial Day. The inaugural Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, with $27,500 in prizes, drew 40 qualifying cars and 80,000 spectators. Ray Harroun won with his yellow #32 Marmon Wasp, and the Indianapolis 500 became an American institution.
Artifact
Program (Document)
Date Made
1983
Subject Date
30 May 1911
Creators
Mitchell-Fleming Printing Inc.
Place of Creation
United States, Indiana, Greenfield
Creator Notes
Reprinted by Mitchell-Fleming Printing Inc., Greenfield, Indiana.
Keywords
United States, Indiana, Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.150.9643
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 7.25 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front cover: INDIANAPOLIS / MOTOR SPEEDWAY / PROGRAM 10c / THE GREATEST RACE COURSE / IN THE WORLD [This is a reprint. See inside for notice] Handwritten in pencil on upper right corner: May 30, 1911
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