March 1910 Indianapolis Auto Show

This little known automobile show was staged in Indianapolis and involved the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in March 1910. The Speedway founders were very in tune with the automobile industry and especially the many companies (Marmon, Marion, Premier, etc.) based in Indianapolis. The environment in Indianapolis at this time was electric and not unlike Silicon Valley in its formative years. An extensive network of excited, energetic entrepreneurs full of optimism were constantly interacting with one another exploring opportunities to advance their businesses and make barrels full of money. This auto show was another great promotion these bright, visionary men believed would advance their cause.

1910 Auto Show Program Developed

This article was originally published on February 4, 1910 in the Indianapolis Star and is a follow-up to a previous article on the same topic published in December 1909.
1910 Auto Show Planning Begins

This article in attachment AutoShow122609 was published the day after Christmas 1909 in the Indianapolis Star. The report covers early planning for the 1910 Indianapolis Auto Show expected in March. Fred I.
Indy Auto Show Plan Update - 1910

This article was originally published in the March 2, 1910 Indianapolis Star and reports on planning for that city's 1910 edition of its annual auto show.
Women Judge Auto Show

This article was originally published in the March 4, 1910 Indianapolis Star and reports on planning for that city's 1910 edition of its annual auto show.
Contest Rules - 1910 Auto Show

This article about the contest rules for the March 1910 Indianapolis Automobile Show was originally published in the March 6, 1910 Indianapolis Star. The rules specifically applied to the competitive events that were planned at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Auto Show Ad - 1910

The attached full page advertisement ran in the Sunday, March 20, 1910 edition of the Indianapolis Star.
Duryea Speaks - 1910

This article with automobile pioneer Charles Duryea's byline was published in the Sunday, March 20, 1910 Indianapolis Star. The fact that Duryea wrote the article is probably its most significant quality. He wrote the piece in anticipation of the upcoming (March 28) Indianapolis Auto Show.
Auto Show Better Than Ever!

This article was originally published in the Sunday, March 20, 1910, Indianapolis Star. It was part of several articles in a special supplemental section about the upcoming March 28 Indianapolis Automobile Show presented by the Indianapolis Automobile Trade Association (IATA).
Mayor Charles Bookwalter

This image of former Indianapolis Mayor Charles Bookwalter was originally published in the Sunday, March 20, 1910 Indianapolis Star.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, Mrs. English

This article originallly appeared in the March 25, 1910 Indianapolis Star. It concerns the nomination of the chair of that year's Indianapolis Auto Show's panel of judges for the associated floral parade, Mrs.