Second Row in Lineup before Start of the 1916 Indianapolis 500 Race

THF277203 / Second Row in Lineup before Start of the 1916 Indianapolis 500 Race

Artifact Overview

Drivers, mechanics, and cars line up for the start of the 1916 Indianapolis 500. Among those visible is Barney Oldfield (with his trademark cigar) seated in the #15 Delage. This was the first year that riding mechanics were required in all participating cars. The win went to Italian-British driver Dario Resta in a French-built Peugeot.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

30 May 1916

Creators

Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.)

Collection Title

Henry Austin Clark, Jr. Photograph Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.103.P.5026.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

text on front: OFFICIAL SPEEDWAY PHOTO / 5026-5 / Second Row Lineup / #15 DeLage Barney Oldfield / #29 Premier Howard Wilcox / #27 Premier Tom Rooney / #19 Peugeot Charles Merz / Indianapolis 500 / May 30, 1916

Keywords	United States, Indiana, Indianapolis Photographic prints Photographs Automobile racing Automobile racing drivers Delage automobile Peugeot automobile Racing cars Cars Oldfield, Barney, 1878-1946 Wilcox, Howdy (Howard Samuel), 1889-1923 Rooney, Tom, 1881-1939 Merz, Charlie (Charles Cleveland), 1888-1952 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum Indianapolis 500 (Automobile race)