Joe Dawson's Wrecked Marmon, Indianapolis Speedway, 1914
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French driver Rene Thomas won the fourth running of the Indianapolis 500, held on May 30, 1914. Thomas and riding mechanic Robert Laly took the checkered flag in the French-built #16 Delage. Thomas led 102 of the race's 200 laps, and he completed the 500-mile contest in 6 hours, 3 minutes, 45.99 seconds.
French driver Rene Thomas won the fourth running of the Indianapolis 500, held on May 30, 1914. Thomas and riding mechanic Robert Laly took the checkered flag in the French-built #16 Delage. Thomas led 102 of the race's 200 laps, and he completed the 500-mile contest in 6 hours, 3 minutes, 45.99 seconds.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1914
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.103.P.794.14
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.00 in
Width: 7.00 in
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