Dave Friedman Collection--Photographs--Slides--1963 Indianapolis 500--Item 51
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Artifact Overview
Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, vehicles, drivers, and teams. This color slide is one of several hundred images that document the 1963 Indianapolis 500. These images record not only the May 30th race, but also the time trials and garage, pit, and infield activities.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Slide (Photograph)
Subject Date
May 1963
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.427
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in
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When Carl Fisher and his partners opened Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1909, the crushed stone and tar track surface quickly proved too dangerous. Fisher had the entire track resurfaced with 3.2 million paving bricks. The track was fully paved with asphalt by 1961, but a three-foot brick strip -- at the start/finish line -- remains, as does the speedway's nickname: the Brickyard.