Carroll Shelby at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1967

Summary

Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography and his collection of works by other photographers. Photographs from the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans document the race-day atmosphere--the fans, officials, drivers and crews--along with the race itself. Ford Mark IV's victory was the first all-American win -- American drivers in a car designed and built in the United States.

Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography and his collection of works by other photographers. Photographs from the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans document the race-day atmosphere--the fans, officials, drivers and crews--along with the race itself. Ford Mark IV's victory was the first all-American win -- American drivers in a car designed and built in the United States.

Artifact

Digital image

Subject Date

11 June 1967

Collection Title

Dave Friedman Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.317.3731

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Technique

Digital imaging

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 1204 pixel

Width: 1795 pixel

Resolution: 72 dpi

Depth: 24 bit

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