Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Launches Joseph Freeman Collection
The collection offers access to more than 1 million motorsports photos, along with artifacts, memorabilia, rare books & programs…
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) in Daytona Beach, Florida, has introduced the Joseph Freeman Collection, offering access to more than 1 million historic motorsports photographs along with artifacts, memorabilia, rare books and programs.
The photographic images include most major formats—digital, slides and negatives, prints, drawings, illustrations and rare stereoscopic slides. An initial unveiling of more than 15,000 curated images is now available online and through direct access to the Joseph Freeman Collection archive. New images are added to the archive on a daily basis.
“Bringing the Joseph Freeman Collection to life has been a deeply rewarding undertaking,” said Daren Lucas, MSHFA president. “We couldn’t be more excited to launch this remarkable collection and share its treasures with motorsports enthusiasts, historians and researchers around the world.”
A Century of Racing
The Joseph Freeman Collection spans more than a century of racing, starting in the 1890s, and includes Indy cars, Sprint cars, midgets, Formula 1, sports cars, stock cars, motorcycles, off-road, powerboats, Land Speed and other categories captured by nearly three dozen of the world’s finest motorsports photographers.
Among the accomplished and talented photographers featured are Walter Chernokal, Bob Harmeyer, Harlen Hunter, David Knox, Steve Swope, Dennis Torres and Paul Webb.
Joe Freeman, an automotive historian, writer, publisher, vintage racer and race car collector, is well-known in the racing world for his expertise on automotive subjects and as the owner of the award-winning publishing house Racemaker Press of Boston.
“I am thrilled to see this collection come to life at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America and am excited for racing enthusiasts, historians and researchers to discover the remarkable stories it preserves,” Freeman said.
As the collection continues to grow, the expansion will include historic and one-of-a-kind memorabilia, including the personal papers and effects of Motorsports Hall of Fame of America inductees and nominees.
