The First Ever Indianapolis 500 (1911) Film Footage | 16mm Film Scan

Silent reel (soundtrack added) of 400 feet of footage from the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911- however I'm unsure of when exactly the film was compiled to 16mm. This video doesn't contain any "unseen" footage; I believe another copy of this film was the basis for the Smithsonian's colorized footage, and there's another transfer online. Film shows the beginning of the race and includes history of what preceded it, before moving onto a variety of footage from the race including some crashes. Completes with showing the waving of the checkered flag and victor Ray Harroun in the "Marmon Wasp". Please reach out regarding usage Made a small editing error on the song transition around 7:23, originally had a timing adjustment and crossfade but must've gotten lost in an undo or something. Edited the film scene-by-scene independently correcting framing, contrast/exposure, light uniformity, and stabilization (print had very poor registration) to try and improve the film as much as possible. Hopefully the highest quality version of this footage available. Played back at 16 frames per second to best approximate what the true-to-life speed was. Soundtrack added, composed of period 1911 songs sourced from Library of Congress: King Radium March Two-Step Medley No. 9 Surprise Medley Overture Way Down Indiana Two-Step Introduction, History - 0:00 Morning of the Race - 1:02 Bob Burman Crowned - 2:00 Parade of Cars - 2:47 Carl Fisher in Pacemaker - 4:53 Race Begins - 5:56 Crowd Rushes Accident - 7:24 Sand Blowing Across Track - 8:44 Pit Stop Tire Change - 10:04 Tire Flies Off - 11:02 Mechanic Falls, 4 Car Crash - 12:04 Waving the Checkered Flag - 14:56 #Indy500 #VintageRacing #AutoHistory #SilentFilm #ClassicCars #IndyCar #HistoricRacing #FilmScan