Janet Lee Faires, 500 Festival Queen, with Borg-Warner trophy

Description:	Original caption: Miss Janet Lee Faires of Greenwood, Indiana, Queen of the 500 Festival, survived a field of 33 Princesses selected by a panel of judges. The 21-year-old elementary education major at Indiana State University reigned over a month of activities building up to the 500 Mile Race on Memorial Day. Miss Faires was the recipient of a $1,500 Borg-Warner scholarship which she will use to get her Masters from Indiana State this fall. Borg-Warner also provides her with a $250 expense check during her reign, plus a $250,000 Lloyds of London accident policy taken out on her during her reign. Image and original caption appeared in Gear-O-Gram Magazine, Vol. 25, No. 02, 1969-07-24. This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about
Origin:	1969
Created By:	Satterlee, Ralph
Source:	http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/SatterleePh/id/391
Collection:	Satterlee, Ralph J. Indianapolis 500 Photographs
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Geography:	Speedway Indianapolis Marion County Indiana United States North and Central America
Subjects:	Automobile racing Indianapolis Speedway Race Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.) Indy cars Faires, Janet Lee Beauty contestants Crowns Awards Flags Grandstands Photographers Cameras Sports spectators Faires, Janet Lee

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