Parking Lot Outside Turn One, Indianapolis Speedway
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Artifact Overview
Indianapolis Motor Speedway held its first Indianapolis 500-Mile Race in 1911. The inaugural race's (then) unusual length and considerable prize money attracted some 80,000 spectators. Large crowds continued to come in the following years, as shown by this jumble of cars in a parking lot at the 1912 race.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1912
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.103.P.5035.2
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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