Driver Mark Donohue, Winner of the Canadian American Challenge Cup at Bridgehampton, September 15, 1968

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Artifact Overview

Mark Donohue first raced sports cars while attending Brown University, where he earned an engineering degree. Donohue signed on to Roger Penske's new team in 1966, and he earned victories at the 24 Hours of Daytona (1969) and the Indianapolis 500 (1972). Donohue joined Penske's Formula One effort in 1974. He died following a crash during F1 practice in Austria in 1975.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

15 September 1968

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.182

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10 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: Mark Donohue Machine: McLaren M6B Date and event: Bridgehampton Remarks: Can Am 9-68 This photograph is the copyright of Dave Friedman and must / not be reproduced without the expressed consent of the / photographer. Blue circular label with the number 188 handwritten inside. White sticker lower right handwritten with number 4-19 on it.
Driver Mark Donohue, Winner of the Canadian American Challenge Cup at Bridgehampton, September 15, 1968