Artist's Rendering of Newby Oval
Title |
Artist's Rendering of Newby Oval |
Owning Institution |
Indiana Historical Society |
Use Statement |
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Required Credit Line |
Use must be accompanied with the attribution: Indiana Historical Society |
Item ID |
M0110_FF1-O |
Description |
Herbert William Foltz (1867–1946) was born in Indianapolis and attended public schools there. After graduating from Rose Polytechnic Institute in Terre Haute (1886) and the Chicago Art Institute, he set up an architectural practice in Indianapolis in 1891. In his youth, Foltz was an ardent advocate of the new sport of cycling, and in 1899 was elected president of the League of American Wheelmen. In 1898, Foltz designed the Newby Oval with a quarter-mile wooden track on the north side of Indianapolis near 30th and Central. With the growing popularity of bicycle racing the grandstands were designed to hold 20,000 fans. It was often filled to capacity with national events sponsored by the League of American Wheelmen. Major Taylor, Indianapolis’s hometown bicycle champion, raced there until 1900. Arthur C. Newby, of Indianapolis, was a bicycle race promoter and helped found the Zig-Zag Cycling Club in the 1890s. He later joined with James A. Allison and Carl G. Fisher and helped found the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. |
Subject |
Foltz, Herbert William (1867-1946) Bicycles Bicycles --History Racetracks Sports Architects--United States |
Date |
Circa 1898 |
Time Period |
1890s (1890-1899) |
Geographic Location |
Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis |
Source Collection Name |
Herbert William Foltz Papers, ca. 1898-1933 |
Source Collection Number |
M0110 |
Digital Collection Name |
Assorted Images from IHS Collections |
Digital Collection Number |
V0002 |
Format of Original |
Digital |
Digital Format |
JP2000 |
Resolution |
600 ppi |
Copyright Notice |
Digital Image 2014 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
CONTENTdm number |
4004 |
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