Stock Car Crash at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, 1955
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Philadelphia Municipal Stadium opened in 1926. Over its long life, the venue hosted football games, boxing matches, soccer games, and music concerts. Auto races were held on the stadium's oval track until 1973. The facility was renamed for the late President John F. Kennedy in 1964. It closed in 1989 and was demolished three years later.
Philadelphia Municipal Stadium opened in 1926. Over its long life, the venue hosted football games, boxing matches, soccer games, and music concerts. Auto races were held on the stadium's oval track until 1973. The facility was renamed for the late President John F. Kennedy in 1964. It closed in 1989 and was demolished three years later.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
01 July 1955
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2011.149.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 2.125 in
Width: 3.125 in
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