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- Official's Armband from Indianapolis 500 Automobile Race, 1914 - The fourth annual Indianapolis 500 took place on May 30, 1914. French driver Rene Thomas, with riding mechanic Robert Laly, took the checkered flag in a French-built Delage. Thomas set a new average race speed record of 82.47 miles per hour. In fact, Europe dominated the 1914 race. French and Belgian drivers finished in five of the top six places.
- May 30, 1914
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Official's Armband from Indianapolis 500 Automobile Race, 1914
The fourth annual Indianapolis 500 took place on May 30, 1914. French driver Rene Thomas, with riding mechanic Robert Laly, took the checkered flag in a French-built Delage. Thomas set a new average race speed record of 82.47 miles per hour. In fact, Europe dominated the 1914 race. French and Belgian drivers finished in five of the top six places.
- "Birmingham Children" Armband, September 1963 - The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963, killed four Black children in an act of white supremacist terrorism. The Protestant Council of the City of New York issued armbands like this five days later, asking its members to wear them on Sunday, September 22. Also, thirty ministers wore them during a prayer vigil at the United Nations a few days prior.
- September 01, 1963
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"Birmingham Children" Armband, September 1963
The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963, killed four Black children in an act of white supremacist terrorism. The Protestant Council of the City of New York issued armbands like this five days later, asking its members to wear them on Sunday, September 22. Also, thirty ministers wore them during a prayer vigil at the United Nations a few days prior.
- Automobile Club of Michigan Safety Patrol Armband, 1945-1960 - In 1920, the American Automobile Association (AAA) launched a safety program to protect school children from traffic dangers. School-aged patrollers, under adult supervision, wear belts and badges and help their classmates make it safely to school. In the decades after the Second World War, Michigan student patrollers wore armbands similar to this one.
- 1945-1960
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Automobile Club of Michigan Safety Patrol Armband, 1945-1960
In 1920, the American Automobile Association (AAA) launched a safety program to protect school children from traffic dangers. School-aged patrollers, under adult supervision, wear belts and badges and help their classmates make it safely to school. In the decades after the Second World War, Michigan student patrollers wore armbands similar to this one.
- Armband for Press at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1967 - Dave Friedman captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography and memorabilia. His collection documents key races, cars, drivers, and teams. This press armband is from the 1967 running of France's famous 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt earned the overall victory co-driving the #1 Ford Mark IV.
- 10 June 1967 - 11 June 1967
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Armband for Press at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1967
Dave Friedman captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography and memorabilia. His collection documents key races, cars, drivers, and teams. This press armband is from the 1967 running of France's famous 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt earned the overall victory co-driving the #1 Ford Mark IV.
- Automobile Club of Michigan Safety Patrol Armband, 1950-1960 - In 1920, the American Automobile Association (AAA) launched a safety program to protect school children from traffic dangers. School-aged patrollers, under adult supervision, wear belts and badges and help their classmates make it safely to school. In the decades after the Second World War, Michigan student patrollers wore armbands similar to this one.
- 1950-1960
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Automobile Club of Michigan Safety Patrol Armband, 1950-1960
In 1920, the American Automobile Association (AAA) launched a safety program to protect school children from traffic dangers. School-aged patrollers, under adult supervision, wear belts and badges and help their classmates make it safely to school. In the decades after the Second World War, Michigan student patrollers wore armbands similar to this one.
- Automobile Club of Michigan Safety Patrol Armband, 1950-1960 - In 1920, the American Automobile Association (AAA) launched a safety program to protect school children from traffic dangers. School-aged patrollers, under adult supervision, wear belts and badges and help their classmates make it safely to school. In the decades after the Second World War, Michigan student patrollers wore armbands similar to this one.
- 1950-1960
- Collections - Artifact
Automobile Club of Michigan Safety Patrol Armband, 1950-1960
In 1920, the American Automobile Association (AAA) launched a safety program to protect school children from traffic dangers. School-aged patrollers, under adult supervision, wear belts and badges and help their classmates make it safely to school. In the decades after the Second World War, Michigan student patrollers wore armbands similar to this one.
- Armband Worn by Frances Garrison Villard at the 1914 Women's March of Protest, New York City - About fifteen hundred women paraded silently down New York City's Fifth Avenue on August 29, 1914, to protest against war. (The conflict in Europe, what became known as World War I, had just begun.) The women wore black or light-colored clothing with black armbands, signifying mourning and loss during war. Frances Garrison Villard, chairwoman of the peace parade committee, wore this armband.
- circa 1914
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Armband Worn by Frances Garrison Villard at the 1914 Women's March of Protest, New York City
About fifteen hundred women paraded silently down New York City's Fifth Avenue on August 29, 1914, to protest against war. (The conflict in Europe, what became known as World War I, had just begun.) The women wore black or light-colored clothing with black armbands, signifying mourning and loss during war. Frances Garrison Villard, chairwoman of the peace parade committee, wore this armband.