Original 1947 AP Wire Photo showing veteran driver Cliff Bergere waving after skidding off the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during qualifying for the 1947 Indianapolis 500. Bergere's race car came to rest in a drainage ditch, but he escaped unharmed. Mounted on black archival paper with the original wire caption separately mounted below the photograph. Measures approximately 8¼ x 8 inches overall. Shows age-related surface wear, light corner wear, and minor handling wear consistent with age. From the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
