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Hughey Hughes, #21 Mercer, Indianapolis

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Artifact Overview

British-born racer Hugh Hughes competed in the first two Indianapolis 500 races in 1911 and 1912. He scored his personal-best Indy finish in 1912, when he earned the third-place position with the #21 Mercer car. Hughes died in an accident at Pennsylvania's Uniontown Speedway in December 1916.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1912

Collection Title

Phil Harms Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.103.P.O.11

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.00 in

Keywords
Hughey Hughes, #21 Mercer, Indianapolis