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[Photograph 2012.201.B0284.0036]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The final echo of the tragic death of two men at the Beverly Speedway, Los Angeles, on Thanksgiving Day, will be heard at a Coroner's inquest to be conducted ever Russell J. Hughes, newspaper photographer, and George S. Wade, wealthy racing enthusiast, the victims of Harry Hartz' yellow racer."
Date: December 1, 1923
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0284.0032]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Harry Hartz wins the 50 mile Culver City auto race in the phenomenal time of 22 minutes and 11 seconds at an average speed of 135.2 miles per hour which was a new world record for 50 miles."
Date: April 20, 1925
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0284.0035]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Photos show Harry Hartz, auto racing champion of 1926, who broke the world's record for 50 miles at the rate of 129.35 miles an hour."
Date: December 1, 1926
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0284.0040]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Harry Hartz, the 19 year old boy wonder of the racing game, wins San Joaquin Valley, California, classic by driving his speed chariot 150 miles at an average speed of 103.65 miles per hour."
Date: October 1, 1923
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0284.0033]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Harry Hartz, the "boy wonder" tramped on the throttle of his Miller in a practice lap, recently at Culver City, Calif., and started the onlookers by the sensational time of 34 2/5s per loop on a mile and a quarter track, thus becoming temporary holder of the world's speed record for practice laps."
Date: December 3, 1924
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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