Joe Dawson in National racecar, 1912 Indianapolis 500 automobile race
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."
