Talladega 500 at Talladega Raceway 5

Creation Date

9-14-1969

Decade

1960

Photographer

Opal R. Lovett

Subject

Jacksonville State University -- History, Alabama International Motor Speedway

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Description

Alabama International Speedway opened with its inaugural race, the Talladega 500. Jacksonville State University's Southerners Marching Band put on a concert at the Talladega 500 car race in 1969. Shown cars race inside the Alabama International Motor Speedway. Fans watch from the stands and an official stands right wearing headphones.

Date Digitized

August 2015

Source

JSU Photographic Services Negative Project

Is Part Of

Historical Image Collection

Rights

This image is the property of Jacksonville State University and is intended for non-commercial use. Images may be copied for research, teaching, personal, or any fair use as defined by U.S. copyright law. Images may not be altered in any way. Users of these images are asked to acknowledge Jacksonville State University. For questions or further information about usage rights, please contact the Library’s Electronic Resources Department at (256) 782-8195.

Location

The original negative is housed at JSU McClellan Technical Information Center, Binder 47, Sleeve 99.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/psn/psn1960/psn1960_54/PSN1960talladegaspeedway_16012.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 300 dpi. The file name is PSN1960talladegaspeedway_16012.tif; file size is 416 KB. Original image is 2 by 2 on celluloid diacetate/triacetate film stock