The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race at The Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Saturday, May 30th, 1964. Cars run in the race. Dave MacDonald's car hits a wall and catches fire, his car is rammed by the car of Eddie Sachs. Five more cars catch fire in a chain reaction. People watch the burning cars. Other cars complete the race. Anthony Joseph Foyt wins the race.
A ship underway near a U.S. port. President Woodrow Wilson seen signing the declaration of war against Germany in World War 1. A close up of the start of the draft process, as two blind-folded civilian men draw the first draft numbers for American men to enter service in World War 1. U.S. Army General John J. Pershing stands in a line with other Army officers circa 1917. A large group of people together inside a large cross-shaped stage (possibly American red cross drive of some kind during World War I). Scene on July 4, 1927 in Indianapolis, Indiana, as General Pershing participates in cornerstone laying ceremonies for the Indiana World War Memorial at American Legion Headquarters. General Pershing is with Governor Ed Jackson, Marcus Sonntag, and Adjt General William H. Kershner. General Pershing places wreath on a service flag during the ceremony. Other Indianapolis buildings and view of people on streets in the background.
Monuments in Indianapolis, Indiana. View of the 'State Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument' designed by German architect Bruno Schmitz. The monument is dedicated to Indiana heroes who died in a war before World War I. A Civil War exhibit at a lower level. Sculptures of soldiers and sailors on the monument. Water cascades into a collecting pool at the base.
American President Thomas Woodrow Wilson visits Indianapolis, Indiana. A reviewing stand with a man in the foreground. View of Marion County Courthouse and United States Post Office. A parade advances towards the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. The President's motorcade approaches the reviewing stand. President Wilson and Governor of Indiana Samuel Moffett Ralston, Mayor Bell, Senator Taggart and Joseph P. Tumulty in the reviewing stand. The Honor Guard.
The International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. A huge crowd in the stands during the race. A number of balloons let off into the air marking the start of the motor racing. The cars take off. A large number of people watching from both the sides of the track. The cars racing on the track. One car moving away from the track and toppling followed by four other cars hitting each other and piling on the track. The crowd in the stands. The damaged cars are removed from the track by a few men. The race restarts and the cars moving on the track. Two women in the crowd. Men standing on the sides of the track. View of a car racing to the finishing line. A man standing among the crowd takes photographs. People gather around winner A. J. Foyt's car. Several photographers taking pictures. A. J. Foyt wearing a garland of flowers standing beside a woman and a few officials. Foyt kisses the woman.
Parade marks start of Elks National Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. Men and women in uniforms parade. Onlookers watch the parade. Dignitary in traditional clothes watches the parade.
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