EARLY MOTION PICTURE CAMERA CAPTURES ACTION AT FIRST INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE BACK IN 1911
Experiencing the Indy 500 race today is a multi-media adventure for millions of fans worldwide. Electronic choices for following the race abound -- television, radio, satellite radio, blogs, news alerts online, real-time bulletin board posts by viewers and more.
Back in 1911 at the first Indy 500 race, an early motion picture camera was there too. I scanned the web and found at least two sources selling the 1911 newsreel in 16mm print. Note, 1911 is the year newsreels launched in America.
BUYING A BITE OF HISTORY, NO BYTES AVAILABLE
Here are the two sources I found on google, both A-tvideo.com and filmclassic.com are selling the newsreel for less than $100. Note I did not see a digital download of the reel available.
Still photo of 1911 First Indy 500 race At www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com, fans can download free digital goodies for their PDA's and phones afer registration and purchase photos of the day.
SOURCES FOR 1911 INDY 500 NEWSREEL:
Documentary & Newsreels
... FIRST INDIANAPOLIS 500 SPEEDWAY RACE (1911) (16mm) 1-r Sp order . ...
www.a-1video.com/documentary_&_newsreels.htm - 100k - cached
-BlackhawkSilentShorts
... First 500-Mile Indianapolis Speedway Race, The (1911) ($87.00 - One reel) .www.filmclassic.com/BlackhawkSilentShorts.htm - 15k - Cached -