Dave Friedman Collection--Photographs--Digital Images--1969 Indianapolis 500--Item 1003

Summary

Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, vehicles, drivers, and teams. In 1969, Mario Andretti won his first and only Indianapolis 500. The race featured a field of thirty-three rear-engine vehicles -- the first time not a single front-engine car qualified for the race.

Dave Friedman has captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, vehicles, drivers, and teams. In 1969, Mario Andretti won his first and only Indianapolis 500. The race featured a field of thirty-three rear-engine vehicles -- the first time not a single front-engine car qualified for the race.

Artifact

Digital image

Subject Date

1969

Collection Title

Dave Friedman Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.317.6612

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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