Jim Thelander Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Drivers I'd in cars:Eddie Miller / EDDIE HEARNE, FRED FRAME, AUGIE DUSENBERG, LOUI STANECK, CARL KETCHNER / TOMMY MILTON, LYLE JOLLS / EDDIE O'DONNELL, ERNIE OLSON / JIMMIE MURPHYPICTURED IN A ROW ON THE "WOODEN" TRACK.11 X 18 Original printvery good condition, is slightly aged (slight tan)EXTREMELY RARE$200.00Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Romberger Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Looks like an excellent Black and Decker (B&D) air compressor commercial photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BillP Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Indy was board track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Indy was board track?Yes....I believe it was, originally. Edited March 10, 2015 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BillP Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Bricks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BillP Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Originally it was gravel, limestone, etc which did not hold to racing. Then paved with bricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Oh yeah....Indy is the "Brickyard". Sorry about that. There were wooden tracks elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BillP Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I remember seeing a photo somewhere of kids sticking their heads up through the holes of the broken boards of a board track. They were watching the cars and presumably ducked if one got close. A certain breed of lunatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I remember seeing a photo somewhere of kids sticking their heads up through the holes of the broken boards of a board track. They were watching the cars and presumably ducked if one got close. A certain breed of lunatic.I have seen that, too and thought it was Indy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Thelander Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 I remember seeing a photo somewhere of kids sticking their heads up through the holes of the brokegenn boards of a board track. They were watching the cars and presumably ducked if one got close. A certain breed of lunatic.You are right, the gentleman seated with a camera is labeled "Black and Decker".Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uh6077 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Great picture but shame about all the writing on it. It would have been great if it were just written at the bottom like a class photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uh6077 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Indy didn't have a board track. Here is a list of the board tracks in the US from that era. The picture looks like it has a fairly long straightaway so that rules out probably anything less than 1.25 miles. If you have a magnifying glass take a look at he signs and let us know what they say. It might not be a US race track. [TABLE=class: wikitable]<tbody>[TR][TH=bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center]Location[/TH][TH=bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center]Track length[/TH][TH=bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center]Years active[/TH][TH=bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center]Location[/TH][TH=bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center]Track length[/TH][TH=bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center]Years active[/TH][/TR][TR][TD]Playa del Rey, California[/TD][TD]1.0 mile (1.6 km)[/TD][TD]1910–1913[/TD][TD]Cotati, California[/TD][TD]1.25 miles (2.01 km)[/TD][TD]1921–1922[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]Elmhurst, California[/TD][TD]0.5 miles (0.80 km)[/TD][TD]1911–1913[/TD][TD]Kansas City, Missouri[/TD][TD]1.25 miles (2.01 km)[/TD][TD]1922–1924[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]Chicago, Illinois[/TD][TD]2.0 miles (3.2 km)[/TD][TD]1915–1917[/TD][TD]Altoona, Pennsylvania[/TD][TD]1.25 miles (2.01 km)[/TD][TD]1923–1931[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]Des Moines, Iowa[/TD][TD]1.0 mile (1.6 km)[/TD][TD]1915–1917[/TD][TD]Charlotte, North Carolina[/TD][TD]1.25 miles (2.01 km)[/TD][TD]1924–1926[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]Omaha, Nebraska[/TD][TD]1.25 miles (2.01 km)[/TD][TD]1915–1917[/TD][TD]Culver City, California[/TD][TD]1.25 miles (2.01 km)[/TD][TD]1924–1927[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]Brooklyn, New York[/TD][TD]1.0 mile (1.6 km)[/TD][TD]1915–1919[/TD][TD]Salem, New Hampshire[/TD][TD]1.25 miles (2.01 km)[/TD][TD]1925–1927[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]Tacoma, Washington[/TD][TD]2.0 miles (3.2 km)[/TD][TD]1915–1922[/TD][TD]Laurel, Maryland[/TD][TD]1.125 miles (1.811 km)[/TD][TD]1925–1926[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]Uniontown, Pennsylvania[/TD][TD]1.125 miles (1.811 km)[/TD][TD]1916–1922[/TD][TD]Miami, Florida[/TD][TD]1.25 miles (2.01 km)[/TD][TD]1926–1927[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]Cincinnati, Ohio[/TD][TD]2.0 miles (3.2 km)[/TD][TD]1916–1919[/TD][TD]Atlantic City, New Jersey[/TD][TD]1.5 miles (2.4 km)[/TD][TD]1926–1928[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]Beverly Hills, California[/TD][TD]1.25 miles (2.01 km)[/TD][TD]1920–1924[/TD][TD]Woodbridge, New Jersey[/TD][TD]0.5 miles (0.80 km)[/TD][TD]1929–1931[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]Fresno, California[/TD][TD]1.0 mile (1.6 km)[/TD][TD]1920–1927[/TD][TD]Akron, Ohio[/TD][TD]0.5 miles (0.80 km)[/TD][TD]unknown[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]San Carlos, California[/TD][/TR]</tbody>[/TABLE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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