PICTURES
I apoligize for the poor quality, but few pictures from the speedway survived.
Des Moines Speedway Under Construction 1915
(Michael Hatten Collection)
The Construction From Another View
(Michael Hatten Collection)
Photo of Unknown Visitors Taken Behind Main Grandstand
(Larry Ball, Jr. Collection)
Duesenberg team arrives for the opener. Among the bunch are, from left, mechanic Bubber Doyle, driver Pete Henderson, driver Billy Chandler (front row), and two of Henderson's brothers flanking driver Eddie O'Donnell (second from right).
(Joel Finn Collection)
Red Shafer's Chevrolet Before The 1916 "Decoration Day" Race
(Larry Ball, Jr. Collection)
Red Shafer and Unidentified Passenger 1916
(Larry Ball, Jr. Collection)
Bill Barndollar in the "Clergy Special" Won The 1916 "Decoration Day" Race
(Larry Ball, Jr. Collection)
Red Shafer 1916
(Larry Ball, Jr. Collection)
Bill Barndollar and his Mechanician Davis 1916
(Larry Ball, Jr. Collection)
Phil "Red" Shafer Leads the Field During the 1916 "Decoration Day" Race
(Larry Ball, Jr. Collection)
The Two New Duesenbergs Crashed In 1916 (D'Alene No.2 and Milton No.5)
(Fred Roe Collection)
The Wrecked Duesenbergs
(Fred Roe Collection)
A Closer Look At D'Alene's Crashed Duesenberg.
(Fred Roe Collection)