Gil Andersen, Indianapolis
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Artifact Overview
Gil Andersen was born in Norway and immigrated to the United States. Andersen raced in the first six runnings of the Indianapolis 500. While he never won the race, Andersen led 18 laps in the 1913 event, and 26 laps in 1915. He often drove Stutz cars in competition. Andersen is pictured here in 1912.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1912
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.103.P.5035.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.00 in
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