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Upper Midwest Media Archive

MEDIA ARCHIVE

EXPLORE THE MATERIAL THAT SURROUNDED RACE NIGHT

Racing history is more than finishing positions. Explore photographs, race programs, yearbooks, newspapers, and the photographers who preserved the people and places of Upper Midwest auto racing.

History Lives
Beyond Results
33,914
Racing photographs
99
Programs & yearbooks
1,598
Newspaper issues
31,315
Printed pages preserved
1,116
Photographers indexed
Browse the Collection

EXPLORE MEDIA HISTORY

Every artifact is another doorway back into the drivers, tracks, series, and events documented throughout the museum.
Museum Photo Collection

Photo Archive

Browse racing photography tied directly to drivers, tracks, years, and photographers throughout the museum.

33,914 photographsBrowse photos →
Printed Racing History

Race Programs & Yearbooks

Original race-night programs, yearbooks, souvenir publications, and special-event books preserved page by page.

99 publicationsBrowse programs →
OCR / Newspaper Archive

Racing Newspapers

Digitized issues and original racing coverage that document results, personalities, controversies, and weekly race life.

1,598 issuesBrowse newspapers →
Through the Lens

Photographer Archive

Follow the photographers whose collections preserve the cars, people, tracks, and moments behind the statistics.

1,116 photographersBrowse photographers →
Museum Highlights

FEATURED ARTIFACTS

A rotating look at programs, newspapers, photographs, and other racing history preserved in the digital archive.
Diversity-balanced selection • refreshes daily
Race Program
1987 • Race Program
1987 Seymour Speedway Yearbook
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Midwest Racing News
Aug 4, 1977 • Newspaper
Midwest Racing News
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Race Program
1990 • Race Program
1990 1991 Hales Corners Speedway Yearbook
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Photograph
Museum photograph • Track archive
Slinger Speedway
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Checkered Flag Racing News
May 6, 1969 • Newspaper
Checkered Flag Racing News
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Yearbook
2000 • Yearbook
2000 Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Association Yearbook
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Research Pathways

GO DEEPER INTO THE ARCHIVE

01 • Photography
Search the Complete Photo Archive

Move beyond featured images and browse the museum's full connected racing-photo collection.

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02 • Visual Ephemera
Special Event Posters

Promotional posters and race-night artwork are the next visual-media collection being organized.

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03 • Research Center
Connect Media to Museum Research

Follow preserved media back into driver histories, track records, feature winners, and race results.

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