Josie von Neumann in Ferrari 250 TR at Kiwanis Grand Prix, Riverside, California, July 1959

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Artifact Overview

Sports car racer Josie von Neumann won her first competition at California's Torrey Pines circuit in 1951, behind the wheel of an MG TD. She soon moved on to Porsches and Ferraris. Von Neumann earned no fewer than 18 victories from 1951 to 1959. She often raced against her stepfather, auto dealer and driver John von Neumann.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

19 July 1959

Subject Date

19 July 1959

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.7419.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 1.375 in
Width: 1.875 in

Josie von Neumann in Ferrari 250 TR at Kiwanis Grand Prix, Riverside, California, July 1959