The Indy 500: 1956-1965 (IN) (Images of Sports)
by Ben Lawrence, W.C. Madden, Christopher Bass
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Author: Ben Lawrence, Christopher Bass, W.C. MaddenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-04-18
ISBN: 0738532460
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
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Book Review: Excellent, for what it is
Summary: 5 Stars
The "Images of Sports" series is intended to be a scrapbook history of a team, or in this case of an event.
This 127 page book is comprised of photographs taken by Ben Lawrence, a photographer for the now-defunct Indianapolis Times from 1956-1965. This book is not a comprehensive history of the Indy 500, but rather a photographic scrapbook, a yearbook, if you will.
In a way, it was also a Golden Era for the Speedway with the new (also now defunct) scoring tower and the arrival of mainstays such as A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones and the Unsers. There are captions for all pictures and a few introductory paragraphs for each new section.
Not only does the reader get pictures from the race but also from the first 500 Festival parades, shots of the fans, candid shots of the drivers, track workers and even celebrities (the Jayne Mansfield shot is something else!). The race is more than just a race, it is an event, the biggest thing that happens in Indiana all year long and the book gives us an idea what it was like 50 years ago.
Summary of The Indy 500: 1956-1965 (IN) (Images of Sports)
The 1950s and early 1960s are considered by many to be the Golden Era of Racing at the Indianapolis 500, and photographer Ben Lawrence was on hand taking photos of the Greatest Spectacle for the Indianapolis Times. During that era, Ben captured many images of the race and race events that surrounded the Indy 500. He was there when Bill Vukovich met his fate in 1955. He photographed the first Indianapolis 500 Parade, which has become an annual event. He captured A.J. Foyt winning his first race at the Brickyard. He was on hand to photograph the breaking of the 150-mph barrier. Then he saw the transition from the front-engined Offenhauser to the rear-engined Lotus-Fords, which ended the Golden Era.State & Local Books
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