Track Action with William Bourque, 1909

Description: Driver William Bourque and his riding mechanic Harry Holcomb make their way past the judges stand in their #3 Knox. Bourque and Holcomb would become part of the first tragedy at the track when both were killed after striking a fence post during the 250-mile Prest-O-Lite trophy race.
Origin: 1909
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/12731
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: Bourque, Wilfred, 1879-1909
Holcomb, Harry
Automobiles, Racing
Automobile mechanics
Automobile racing drivers
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.)

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