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Richard M. Fairbanks
(Mar. 27, 1912-Aug. 11, 2000). The grandson of Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks, Richard M. Fairbanks was born in Indianapolis. His parents were Richard M. Fairbanks Sr. and Louise Bancroft… Read More »Richard M. Fairbanks
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The track for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was the concept of flamboyant entrepreneur Carl Graham Fisher, born in Greensburg, Indiana, who in 1902 established himself in Indianapolis as a pioneer… Read More »Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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500 Festival
In 1957, four civic-minded businessmen–former Indianapolis mayor alex m. clark; Joe Quinn, Safety Director of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; J. Worth Baker, Shrine Potentate in 1957; and Howard Wilcox, promotions… Read More »500 Festival
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Marmon Automobile
A model of automobile produced in Indianapolis, often called “the nearest American approximation to the Rolls-Royce,” the Marmon was produced by Marmon Motor Car Company, a division of Nordyke And… Read More »Marmon Automobile
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Aircraft Accidents
Indianapolis has witnessed over 100 air crashes since aviation came to the city in the early 20th century. The earliest known airplane accident occurred during June 1910, Indianapolis Aero Meet,… Read More »Aircraft Accidents
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A product of the Indianapolis Bicentennial effort (2020–21), the digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis integrates and accesses the explosion and fragmentation of knowledge created both as born-digital information and as a large new digital archive.
