Links to Charles Bury , Ralph DePalma and some contemporaries….   

American Memory the Library of Congress

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/

Click on search and enter  - depalma - photos 8 and 11 feature our grandfather Charles Bury. There are other photos here which may include Pop, but not sure.

Artemis Images:

http://indy500.artemisimages.com/default.asp?collectionName=Indy+500+years+1911+%2D+1919&collectionID=1622

Charles was with Ralph DePalma in the 1911 race. And there is some controversy about the 1912 race.

Click on the 1911 race and then the starting line up. You will see car #2 with DePalma and Pop about to get in.

Click on the 1912 race and you can look at the pictures of DePalma and his mechanic pushing #4 across the finish line.

Dick Ralsin’s storys of the 1912 race.

http://www.flash.net/~dralstin/stories/Indyghosts.htm

http://www.flash.net/~dralstin/stories/UncleRalph.htm

and his home page

http://www.flash.net/~dralstin/

I emailed Dick and asked him about the stories of who the mechanic was in those famous 1912 photos and he told me to keep looking because there were five pit stops in that race and it is possible Pops was in the car at the end. Some very interesting stories by an insider about auto racing. With a good insight into the personalities and characteristics of these men.

DePalma Hall of Fame

http://www.motorsportshalloffame.com/halloffame/1991/Ralph_Depalma_main.htm

Indy history with background on 1911 and 1912 races.

http://www.usgpindy.com/press/1998/ims-120298.html 

Start of the Indy 500 – 1911

http://www.indymotorspeedway.com/pic-1911.htm

Lots of smoke due to loose bearing tolerances in the old days. Somewhere in the noise and confusion our grandfather is choking down the fumes and getting ready to ride into history at the first ever Indy 500 race.

Pace Cars for all Indy 500 races

http://www.gaspumpclassics.com/resources/indy500/index.cfm

Click on the 1912 car and you will see #4 DePalma’s car.

Also a picture of DePalma driving 1937 Pace Car. 

Pictures of tickets and programs from the Indy 500 - 1909 - 1916

http://www.ni500cc.com/ticketspub.html

http://www.ni500cc.com/programsa.htm

Interesting memorabilia stuff.

Pace Cars for all Indy 500 races

http://www.gaspumpclassics.com/resources/indy500/index.cfm

Click on the 1912 car and you will see #4 DePalma’s car.

Also a picture of DePalma driving 1937 Pace Car. 

Indy 500 website

http://www.indy500.com/

This is the official website with links to the museum. The car DePalma rode in 1912 is in this museum.

Eddie Rickenbacher

http://www.automuseum.com/IndyHis.html

A short bio about his involvement in the 1911 race. And a picture of him in his car.

Len Zengle

http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/lenzengle.html

Nothing at all to do with Pops except the photos of race cars of the time and he was in 1912 race. If you like old race cars this is interesting.

Velies race to victories

http://www.field-reporter.com/The_Green_Girl_2002/gg-03-25-02.htm

Interesting story about race cars of the era with photos.

If anyone out there has a suggestion of a website to include please email me at rgbury@webbury.us