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.
Collection Title
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
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