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- 11th Annual International Bahamas Speed Weeks, November - December 1964 - Ford Motor Company was disappointed after its GT40 failed to finish -- much less win -- the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1964. Seeking redemption, the automaker sent two GT40s to the Nassau Speed Weeks that November. Things didn't go any better. One car wrecked in a preliminary race, and the other blew a head gasket in the main event.
- 29 November 1964 - 06 December 1964
- Collections - Artifact
11th Annual International Bahamas Speed Weeks, November - December 1964
Ford Motor Company was disappointed after its GT40 failed to finish -- much less win -- the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1964. Seeking redemption, the automaker sent two GT40s to the Nassau Speed Weeks that November. Things didn't go any better. One car wrecked in a preliminary race, and the other blew a head gasket in the main event.
- 11th Annual International Bahamas Speed Weeks, November - December 1964 - Ford Motor Company was disappointed after its GT40 failed to finish -- much less win -- the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1964. Seeking redemption, the automaker sent two GT40s to the Nassau Speed Weeks that November. Things didn't go any better. One car wrecked in a preliminary race, and the other blew a head gasket in the main event.
- 29 November 1964 - 06 December 1964
- Collections - Artifact
11th Annual International Bahamas Speed Weeks, November - December 1964
Ford Motor Company was disappointed after its GT40 failed to finish -- much less win -- the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1964. Seeking redemption, the automaker sent two GT40s to the Nassau Speed Weeks that November. Things didn't go any better. One car wrecked in a preliminary race, and the other blew a head gasket in the main event.
- 11th Annual International Bahamas Speed Weeks, November - December 1964 - Ford Motor Company was disappointed after its GT40 failed to finish -- much less win -- the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1964. Seeking redemption, the automaker sent two GT40s to the Nassau Speed Weeks that November. Things didn't go any better. One car wrecked in a preliminary race, and the other blew a head gasket in the main event.
- 29 November 1964 - 06 December 1964
- Collections - Artifact
11th Annual International Bahamas Speed Weeks, November - December 1964
Ford Motor Company was disappointed after its GT40 failed to finish -- much less win -- the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1964. Seeking redemption, the automaker sent two GT40s to the Nassau Speed Weeks that November. Things didn't go any better. One car wrecked in a preliminary race, and the other blew a head gasket in the main event.
- 11th Annual International Bahamas Speed Weeks, November - December 1964 - Ford Motor Company was disappointed after its GT40 failed to finish -- much less win -- the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1964. Seeking redemption, the automaker sent two GT40s to the Nassau Speed Weeks that November. Things didn't go any better. One car wrecked in a preliminary race, and the other blew a head gasket in the main event.
- 29 November 1964 - 06 December 1964
- Collections - Artifact
11th Annual International Bahamas Speed Weeks, November - December 1964
Ford Motor Company was disappointed after its GT40 failed to finish -- much less win -- the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1964. Seeking redemption, the automaker sent two GT40s to the Nassau Speed Weeks that November. Things didn't go any better. One car wrecked in a preliminary race, and the other blew a head gasket in the main event.
- 11th Annual International Bahamas Speed Weeks, November - December 1964 - Ford Motor Company was disappointed after its GT40 failed to finish -- much less win -- the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1964. Seeking redemption, the automaker sent two GT40s to the Nassau Speed Weeks that November. Things didn't go any better. One car wrecked in a preliminary race, and the other blew a head gasket in the main event.
- 29 November 1964 - 06 December 1964
- Collections - Artifact
11th Annual International Bahamas Speed Weeks, November - December 1964
Ford Motor Company was disappointed after its GT40 failed to finish -- much less win -- the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1964. Seeking redemption, the automaker sent two GT40s to the Nassau Speed Weeks that November. Things didn't go any better. One car wrecked in a preliminary race, and the other blew a head gasket in the main event.
- 11th Annual International Bahamas Speed Weeks, November - December 1964 - Ford Motor Company was disappointed after its GT40 failed to finish -- much less win -- the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1964. Seeking redemption, the automaker sent two GT40s to the Nassau Speed Weeks that November. Things didn't go any better. One car wrecked in a preliminary race, and the other blew a head gasket in the main event.
- 29 November 1964 - 06 December 1964
- Collections - Artifact
11th Annual International Bahamas Speed Weeks, November - December 1964
Ford Motor Company was disappointed after its GT40 failed to finish -- much less win -- the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1964. Seeking redemption, the automaker sent two GT40s to the Nassau Speed Weeks that November. Things didn't go any better. One car wrecked in a preliminary race, and the other blew a head gasket in the main event.
- "Sweaters for Mother, Brother, Sis and Dad," circa 1955 -
- circa 1955
- Collections - Artifact
"Sweaters for Mother, Brother, Sis and Dad," circa 1955
- Ruth Elder in her Prize Winning Costume, Balboa, Panama, 1926 - Ruth Elder planned to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. On October 11, 1927, Elder and co-pilot George Haldeman took off in their Stinson Detroiter <em>American Girl</em>. An oil leak forced them to ditch in the ocean some 360 miles short of land. Still, the 2,623 miles Elder covered set a new distance record for a female pilot.
- 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Ruth Elder in her Prize Winning Costume, Balboa, Panama, 1926
Ruth Elder planned to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. On October 11, 1927, Elder and co-pilot George Haldeman took off in their Stinson Detroiter American Girl. An oil leak forced them to ditch in the ocean some 360 miles short of land. Still, the 2,623 miles Elder covered set a new distance record for a female pilot.
- Dave Friedman Collection--Photographs--Digital Images--1969 Indianapolis 500--Item 318 - 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. Mario Andretti won the 1969 Indianapolis 500. The competition featured a field of 33 rear-engine vehicles -- the first time no front-engine cars qualified for the race.
- 1969
- Collections - Artifact
Dave Friedman Collection--Photographs--Digital Images--1969 Indianapolis 500--Item 318
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. Mario Andretti won the 1969 Indianapolis 500. The competition featured a field of 33 rear-engine vehicles -- the first time no front-engine cars qualified for the race.
- "Subscriber "V" Victory Liberty Loan" Window Sign, 1917-1918 - During World War I, the United States government issued bonds to help finance the war effort. American citizens, businesses, and especially financial institutions purchased bonds, raising more than 17 billion dollars. Donors to the Liberty and Victory Loan bond drives could adhere signs, like this one, to their windows to let everyone know they were doing their part.
- 1917-1918
- Collections - Artifact
"Subscriber "V" Victory Liberty Loan" Window Sign, 1917-1918
During World War I, the United States government issued bonds to help finance the war effort. American citizens, businesses, and especially financial institutions purchased bonds, raising more than 17 billion dollars. Donors to the Liberty and Victory Loan bond drives could adhere signs, like this one, to their windows to let everyone know they were doing their part.