Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles Holding Trophy, Winner in Bridgehampton 500 Race, 1964

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Artifact Overview

Driver Ken Miles (left) and constructor Carroll Shelby celebrated their victory at the 1964 Bridgehampton 500-kilometer race, held near Sag Harbor, New York, on September 20, 1964. Miles, driving for the Shelby American team, won the race's GT class in a Shelby-built, Ford-powered Cobra.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

April 1964

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2009.158.175

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 6 in
Width: 8 in

Inscriptions

Text on back: Printed label with handwriting in categories adhered to back of image reads: Must Credit / The Dave Friedman Photo Collection / [address] Driver: Ken Miles Machine: Cobra Date and event: [CROSSED OUT:] Bridgehampton 500 1964 / Watkins Glen USRRC This photograph is the copyright of Dave Friedman and must / not be reproduced without the expressed consent of the / photographer. Green sticker on back side reads 92 / The handwritten numbers 29 and 72 also appear on the back.
Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles Holding Trophy, Winner in Bridgehampton 500 Race, 1964