Starter C.J. Root in automobile, 1913 Indianapolis 500 automobile race

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Description

Close-up view of starter C.J. Root posing in car during the 1913 Indianapolis 500 automobile races at the Indianapolis Speedway in Indiana. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, 1231 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich., telephone North 1745." Handwritten on back: "Ind. Race 1913, official starter Root (close view). Races and racing--Indianapolis 500, 1913."

Details

Creator:: Spooner & Wells
Resource ID:: na013897
Subject:: Sports officials--Indiana--Indianapolis; Indianapolis Speedway Race (1913); Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.); Automobile racing--Indiana--Indianapolis; Photographers--Michigan--Detroit; Photographic prints
Date:: 1913
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 4.5 x 6.5 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Races and racing--Indianapolis 500, 1913 #3
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.