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. |
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| 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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