Indianapolis Speedway, 1910 – Historic Photograph Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Indianapolis Speedway, 1910, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: 1st Nat'l Aviation Meet, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, June 13-18, 1910
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Indianapolis Speedway, 1910
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Indianapolis Speedway, 1910, shows the 2.5-mile oval that Carl Fisher and his partners opened on the prairie west of Indianapolis in August 1909. The capital was then one of the country's leading automobile manufacturing centers, with makers such as Marmon, Stutz and National building cars nearby, and the track gave them a proving ground where speed and endurance could be shown to buyers. The surface was laid with millions of paving bricks, which earned the course the nickname "The Brickyard" and made it hard on tires and drivers alike. Races drew large crowds from across the Midwest, and by 1910 the company was already planning a 500-mile race for the following year.
| Created / published | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Creator | bretzman, c. f. (charles f.) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Indiana |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,467 px · prints to 18 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | 1st Nat'l Aviation Meet, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, June 13-18, 1910 |
| Reference | IN Indianapolis Speedway, 1910 |
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