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Lot # 879: 1900s-60s Early Auto Racing Photograph Collection (700+)

Starting Bid: $500.00

Bids: 17 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Masters17",
which ran from 9/27/2017 10:00 AM to
10/27/2017 10:00 PM



Over 700 photos in this lot capture the early days auto racing from the 1900s to early '60s. Featured are: Eddie Rickenbacker, Wilbur Shaw, Ray Harroun, Louis Chevrolet, Joe Dawson, Earl Cooper, Rodger Ward, Lou Meyer, Kelly Petillo, Stubby Stubbyfield's crash, Sam Hanks, Bill Vukovich, Johnnie Parsons, Bob Swanson, Ted Horn, Gene Figone, Ralph DePalma, Bing Crosby & Ted Horn, Pete DePaolo, Jules Goux and more. There is a 1925 Long's Official Speedway Folio, Cliff Bergere with negative; 1915 Indianapolis 500 start framed; photographs of Indy 500 winners going back to 1911 with press, news, wire photos; photos of racers winning Indy 500, crashes, official Indy 500 photos and much more. Stamped Indianapolis Motor Speedway on back with logo, some have light creasing, overall VG-EX condition. A tremendous overview of Indy 500, midget racing, Vanderbilt Cup and more, ranging in size from 2.5x3.5" to 11x14".

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