Dave Friedman Collection--Photographs--Digital Images--1968 Indianapolis 500--Item 820

Summary

Automotive supplier Borg-Warner provided the Indianapolis 500's top prize, the Borg-Warner Trophy, in 1936. Each year, the winner's name and average race speed are added to the award, along with a likeness of the driver's face. The original trophy is permanently housed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. Winning drivers and team owners each receive a smaller replica to keep.

Automotive supplier Borg-Warner provided the Indianapolis 500's top prize, the Borg-Warner Trophy, in 1936. Each year, the winner's name and average race speed are added to the award, along with a likeness of the driver's face. The original trophy is permanently housed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. Winning drivers and team owners each receive a smaller replica to keep.

Artifact

Digital image

Subject Date

1968

Collection Title

Dave Friedman Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.317.4985

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Technique

Digital imaging

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 1795 pixel

Width: 1204 pixel

Resolution: 72 dpi

Depth: 24 bit

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