Hughey Hughes, #21 Mercer, Indianapolis
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British-born racer Hugh Hughes competed in the first two Indianapolis 500 races in 1911 and 1912. He scored his personal-best Indy finish in 1912, when he earned the third-place position with the #21 Mercer car. Hughes died in an accident at Pennsylvania's Uniontown Speedway in December 1916.
British-born racer Hugh Hughes competed in the first two Indianapolis 500 races in 1911 and 1912. He scored his personal-best Indy finish in 1912, when he earned the third-place position with the #21 Mercer car. Hughes died in an accident at Pennsylvania's Uniontown Speedway in December 1916.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1912
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.103.P.O.11
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.00 in
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