I had seen these before among my dad's old photos, but I was digging thru old stuff the other day and when I saw them I thought it might be of interest here, so I scanned them.

There was nothing written on the backs of any of them. And I don't recognize anything or anybody in the pics. He never told me that he went to the Indy 500, and in fact, these photos could have been taken by his mom or siblings, but that's not likely.

I have them in 1200 dpi, about 1.5 MB each, if anyone is interested.

It's the 1949 Indy 500

Great pics! Thank you for sharing!

quote Originally posted by Wolfhound: It's the 1949 Indy 500

How do you know it's 1949? I am sure the cars tell you what general years, but how did you narrow it down to 1949 specifically?

Jim

From attendants cars, The newest I saw was a 49 Ford, So it was at least 49, so I started there.
So I looked at 1949 Indy race cars.
Could have been later but first shot hit.
Here are photo's

http://www.indycar.com/multimedia/photos/5948/

quote Originally posted by Wolfhound: From attendants cars, The newest I saw was a 49 Ford, So it was at least 49, so I started there. So I looked at 1949 Indy race cars. Could have been later but first shot hit. Here are photo's http://www.indycar.com/multimedia/photos/5948/

Awesome, I'll now refer to you as Sherlock Holmes.

Jim

quote Originally posted by jimbolaya: Awesome, I'll now refer to you as Sherlock Holmes.

For sure! Thanks, coy.

My dad was born in 5/4/21, so he was 28 at the time. That was before he married my mom. Guess he did a little traveling before he settled down, because the same photo album these were in also had pics of Washington DC and a few other touristy sites.

Thanks for posting them, post others if you wish. Its always cool to see others pictures of places from way back

Love how the support crew is using a Radio Flyer wagon to haul stuff around the pits...

Cool find

Wow! Very cool! Thanks for posting.

Remind me to post my dads pics from 1945...LOL, here he is as a teen astride a 1931 DKW......then when I was born in 67 there is a pic of him with a 62 valliant and a Harley hard-tail.....then we have him on the Suzuki.....and best of all, there exists a pic of my dad's face the moment I got diched by my 1st real horse...thats a poloried from about 1982....

ROTFFLMAO........DAD, it dint hurt that badly....just dont tell mom you let me do it...

quote Originally posted by Wolfhound: It's the 1949 Indy 500

Think the Woodie is a 50-51.
Push button door handles!

quote Originally posted by Cheever3000: For sure! Thanks, coy. My dad was born in 5/4/21, so he was 28 at the time. That was before he married my mom. Guess he did a little traveling before he settled down, because the same photo album these were in also had pics of Washington DC and a few other touristy sites.

Thank you Cheever for posting the photos, The bit of mystery wasn't hard to figure out, and made me look at some interesting sites.
One of the cars in your photos is the "Kennedy Tank Special no. 74" It was driven by" Wild Bill Cantrell". He only ran the 48 and 49 Indy races but was well known in Hydroplane racing.

quote Originally posted by Cheever3000: I have them in 1200 dpi, about 1.5 MB each, if anyone is interested.

I would love the large scans! Thanks! I'll PM you my email address.

quote Originally posted by Flamberge: I would love the large scans! Thanks! I'll PM you my email address.

me too thanks !

quote Originally posted by partfiero: Think the Woodie is a 50-51. Push button door handles!

There were no 50-51 Woodies in 1949.

The woodie is a GM, Olds or Pontiac, Note center lever on the upper part of rear opening or rear window.

quote Originally posted by htexans1: Thanks for sending the pictures!! Not only is my thank you public, im giving you a "+" for your efforts!

Same here! (Though I'm pretty sure you already have a plus from me. )

edit: You did NOT have a plus from me, but you do now. How did you not have a plus? Crazy!)

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Cool photos! You can add me to the list of people who want the full-size scans.

quote Originally posted by Blacktree: Cool photos! You can add me to the list of people who want the full-size scans.

Was away from the desk for a while, but they're sending now.

Being a huge Indy Car fan, I would love the full size scans also.

Chuck, what a great way to share memories of your father.

I like the pith helmets. They were popular back then, but I don't know why. Dad had two of them in our house, but I don't remember any of us ever actually wearing one for anything.

quote Originally posted by Cheever3000: I have them in 1200 dpi, about 1.5 MB each, if anyone is interested.

PM sent, those are coool!

Cool pics. I was guessing 50-51. The woody wagon looks to be a 50-51 Buick Estate Wagon. Also looks like a 50-51 Pontiac in the parking lot. Those were the newest I seen. I did see a few 49 Fords.

Thanks for the photos! I'm going to use them as desktop wallpaper images.

Thanks for posting the pictures

quote Originally posted by Wolfhound: It's the 1949 Indy 500

Wolfhound is right, based on the race cars. The only confusion is that Duke Dinsmore is shown in either car #28 or #29, depending on which source you check. Maybe he had two cars ?

#29 Duke Dinsmore
#74 William "Wild Bill" Cantrell
#3 Mauri Rose
#17 Duane Carter

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quote Originally posted by rogergarrison: Cool pics. I was guessing 50-51. The woody wagon looks to be a 50-51 Buick Estate Wagon. Also looks like a 50-51 Pontiac in the parking lot. Those were the newest I seen. I did see a few 49 Fords.

The Woody is 48-49
50-51 was a new body style.48-49 had a single tail light over the tag and a split rear window. 50-51 had tail lights on the fenders and a single piece rear window.

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