Edsel and Eleanor Ford Meet Racer Ralph Mulford While Visiting Universal City, California, November 1916

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Artifact Overview

Ralph Mulford competed in the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911, and he returned to race there nine more times through 1922. Mulford's second-place finish in 1911 was his personal best at Indy. By the time of his death at age 88 in 1973, Mulford was the last surviving driver from the inaugural Indianapolis 500.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1916

Subject Date

16 November 1916

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.O.19952

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 6.5 in
Width: 8.5 in

Edsel and Eleanor Ford Meet Racer Ralph Mulford While Visiting Universal City, California, November 1916