Ralph Mulford, #45 Lozier, Grand Prize Race

Summary

Ralph Mulford competed in the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911, and he returned to race there nine more times through 1922. Mulford's second-place finish in 1911 was his personal best at Indy. By the time of his death at age 88 in 1973, Mulford was the last surviving driver from the inaugural Indianapolis 500.

Ralph Mulford competed in the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911, and he returned to race there nine more times through 1922. Mulford's second-place finish in 1911 was his personal best at Indy. By the time of his death at age 88 in 1973, Mulford was the last surviving driver from the inaugural Indianapolis 500.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

30 November 1911

Collection Title

Phil Harms Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.103.P.298.10

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.00 in

Width: 10.00 in

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