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- Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 16th International Sweepstakes 500 Mile Race, May 30, 1928 - The sixteenth Indianapolis 500 was held on May 30, 1928. Louis Meyer, driving a Miller Special, won the first of his three Indy 500 victories. Despite his having appeared at Indianapolis as a relief driver the year before, Meyer was considered a rookie winner in 1928. The Stutz Motor Company, based in Indianapolis, was a prominent advertiser in the race's program.
- May 30, 1928
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Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 16th International Sweepstakes 500 Mile Race, May 30, 1928
The sixteenth Indianapolis 500 was held on May 30, 1928. Louis Meyer, driving a Miller Special, won the first of his three Indy 500 victories. Despite his having appeared at Indianapolis as a relief driver the year before, Meyer was considered a rookie winner in 1928. The Stutz Motor Company, based in Indianapolis, was a prominent advertiser in the race's program.
- Crystal Palace International Horse and Horseless Carriage and Roads Locomotion Exhibition Official Catalogue, 1896 -
- 1896
- Collections - Artifact
Crystal Palace International Horse and Horseless Carriage and Roads Locomotion Exhibition Official Catalogue, 1896
- Cover of an Official Program and Score-Card for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race - This is the Official Program for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup race held on Long Island, New York. George Robertson won the race in an American-built vehicle, "Old 16," a 1906 Locomobile.
- October 24, 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Cover of an Official Program and Score-Card for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
This is the Official Program for the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup race held on Long Island, New York. George Robertson won the race in an American-built vehicle, "Old 16," a 1906 Locomobile.
- Map of the Island of New Providence and the City of Nassau, Bahamas, circa 1957 -
- circa 1957
- Collections - Artifact
Map of the Island of New Providence and the City of Nassau, Bahamas, circa 1957
- Program, "6th Annual Boston Automobile Show," March 7-14, 1908 - Auto shows use glamour, giveaways, spectacle, and sex appeal to show off manufacturers' latest offerings. Part entertainment and part consumer education, auto shows have their roots in 19th Century industrial exhibitions and world's fairs. New York City hosted America's first auto show in 1900 and the idea caught on. Paying crowds took away this program from the 1908 Boston show.
- 07 March 1908-14 March 1908
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Program, "6th Annual Boston Automobile Show," March 7-14, 1908
Auto shows use glamour, giveaways, spectacle, and sex appeal to show off manufacturers' latest offerings. Part entertainment and part consumer education, auto shows have their roots in 19th Century industrial exhibitions and world's fairs. New York City hosted America's first auto show in 1900 and the idea caught on. Paying crowds took away this program from the 1908 Boston show.
- Reproduction of the Official Program for the 1911 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Race - Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909 with multiple races each season. In 1911, track promoters decided instead to host just one spectacular event each Memorial Day. The inaugural Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, with $27,500 in prizes, drew 40 qualifying cars and 80,000 spectators. Ray Harroun won with the yellow #32 Marmon Wasp, and the Indianapolis 500 became an American institution.
- May 30, 1911
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Reproduction of the Official Program for the 1911 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Race
Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909 with multiple races each season. In 1911, track promoters decided instead to host just one spectacular event each Memorial Day. The inaugural Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, with $27,500 in prizes, drew 40 qualifying cars and 80,000 spectators. Ray Harroun won with the yellow #32 Marmon Wasp, and the Indianapolis 500 became an American institution.
- Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 17th International Sweepstakes 500 Mile Race, May 30, 1929 - The seventeenth Indianapolis 500 took place on May 30, 1929. Driver Ray Keech earned the checkered flag in the Simplex Piston Ring Special. An accident on lap ten claimed driver Bill Spence's life. Keech himself died in a racing accident just two weeks later. Maude A. Yagle, who owned Keech's car, became the first female owner to win the Indy 500.
- May 30, 1929
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Official Program of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 17th International Sweepstakes 500 Mile Race, May 30, 1929
The seventeenth Indianapolis 500 took place on May 30, 1929. Driver Ray Keech earned the checkered flag in the Simplex Piston Ring Special. An accident on lap ten claimed driver Bill Spence's life. Keech himself died in a racing accident just two weeks later. Maude A. Yagle, who owned Keech's car, became the first female owner to win the Indy 500.
- Baltimore Automobile Show Program, January 1925 - Auto shows have been around nearly as long as the automobile itself. These events gave carmakers an opportunity to share their latest models with the press and the public. They also gave visitors a chance to research their next new-car purchase. This program is from a 1925 show in Maryland organized by the Baltimore Automobile Trade Association.
- 17 January 1925-24 January 1925
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Baltimore Automobile Show Program, January 1925
Auto shows have been around nearly as long as the automobile itself. These events gave carmakers an opportunity to share their latest models with the press and the public. They also gave visitors a chance to research their next new-car purchase. This program is from a 1925 show in Maryland organized by the Baltimore Automobile Trade Association.
- International Automobile Show Official Program, New York Coliseum, April 1971 - Auto shows allowed automakers to share their latest models with the press and the public, and they gave visitors a chance to review and research. They were part trade show and part show business -- and they're nearly as old as the automobile itself. The 1900 New York Auto Show is considered the first major all-automobile show in the United States.
- 03 April 1971-11 April 1971
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International Automobile Show Official Program, New York Coliseum, April 1971
Auto shows allowed automakers to share their latest models with the press and the public, and they gave visitors a chance to review and research. They were part trade show and part show business -- and they're nearly as old as the automobile itself. The 1900 New York Auto Show is considered the first major all-automobile show in the United States.
- First Annual International Motor Sports Show Program, New York, New York, March-April 1952 - Radio and television humorist (and vintage automobile collector) Herb Shriner organized New York's first International Motor Sports Show in 1952. The annual event, which ran through 1954, brought together approximately 100 foreign and domestic sports cars, race cars, concept cars, and production automobiles.
- 29 March 1952-06 April 1952
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First Annual International Motor Sports Show Program, New York, New York, March-April 1952
Radio and television humorist (and vintage automobile collector) Herb Shriner organized New York's first International Motor Sports Show in 1952. The annual event, which ran through 1954, brought together approximately 100 foreign and domestic sports cars, race cars, concept cars, and production automobiles.