Action on the First Lap, 1947
| Description: |
Driver Mauri Rose leads the pack in his #27 Blue Crown Spark Plug as they come out of the main stretch during the first lap of the 1947 Indianapolis 500. Tony Hulman and Clark Gable can be seen watching the action in the lower left of the photgraph. |
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| Origin: | 1947 |
| Contributor(s): |
Funding provided by an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant, administered by the Indiana State Library |
| Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/IMS/id/12418 |
| Collection: |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Copyright permissions granted for non-commercial use by Indianapolis Motor Speedway. |
| Subjects: |
Hulman, Anton Jr., 1901-1977 Gable, William Clark, 1901-1960 Rose, Mauri, 1906-1981 Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.) Indianapolis Speedway Race Automobile racing drivers Automobiles, Racing Crowds Celebrities-- 20th Century |
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