Race Cars at the Start of the 1958 Indianapolis 500

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Artifact Overview

Race cars head down the straightaway in front of the grandstands at the start of the 1958 Indianapolis 500. Jimmy Bryan would win the 200 lap, 500 mile racing classic. The 1958 race would also be remembered for a first lap, 15-car pileup that killed one driver.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

30 May 1958

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.103.51

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

Ink stamp on back of image reads: Speedway Official Photos / Indianapolis Motor Speedway / Speedway 24, Indiana Handwritten on back of image: 57-11476 / 4982-02 / 3cx5 promotion ad / No copy neg on hand
Race Cars at the Start of the 1958 Indianapolis 500