Joe Dawson in National racecar, 1912 Indianapolis 500 automobile race
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Description
View of driver Joe Dawson in National car no. 8 crossing the finish line during the 1912 Indianapolis 500 automobile races at the Indianapolis Speedway in Indiana. Flagman on left; spectators on right. Image of a $20,000 check drawn on the Fletcher American National Bank of Indianapolis and made payable to the National Motor Vehicle Co. is superimposed over scene. Handwritten on back: "Joe Dawson, winning 500 Indianapolis Speedway race, May 30, 1912."
Details
- Resource ID:
- na046354
- Subject:
- Automobile racing drivers--Indiana--Indianapolis
- Automobiles, Racing--Indiana--Indianapolis
- National Motor Vehicle Company
- Indianapolis Speedway Race (1912)
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.)
- Automobile racing--Indiana--Indianapolis
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1912-05-30
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 7.25 x 9.5 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Location:
- National, 1912
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.