Bobby Unser Drinking Milk after Winning the 52nd Indianapolis 500, May 30, 1968
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Artifact Overview
Bobby Unser earned the first of his three wins at the Indianapolis 500 in 1968. Here he drinks the traditional bottle of milk in Victory Lane. The ritual started in 1936, when driver Louis Meyer asked for a bottle of buttermilk to cool down with after his third and final win at the 500.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
30 May 1968
Subject Date
30 May 1968
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.N.680552.1.39
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in
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