Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 17th International Sweepstakes 500 Mile Race, May 30, 1929

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Artifact Overview

The seventeenth Indianapolis 500 took place on May 30, 1929. Driver Ray Keech earned the checkered flag in the Simplex Piston Ring Special. An accident on lap ten claimed driver Bill Spence's life. Keech himself died in a racing accident just two weeks later. Maude A. Yagle, who owned Keech's car, became the first female owner to win the Indy 500.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Program (Document)

Date Made

1929

Subject Date

30 May 1929

Creator Notes

The publisher is unidentified.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.150.9647

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 11.375 in
Width: 8.875 in
Depth: 0.188 in

Inscriptions

Printed on front cover: OFFICIAL PROGRAM /INDIANAPOLIS MO(TOR) (S)PEEDWAY / 17th / INTERNATIONAL / SWEEPSTAKES / 500 MILES / May 30th, 1929 / Price 25 CENTS PAY NO MORE