cartoons

Pat Vidan, flagger from Oregon, who was official starter at Indianapolis from 1962 to 1979 was also a cartoonist. I'd heard he would do cartoons at the side of the track between races when he was still flagging in Oregon. Here's the first cartoon I've every seen by him.

Pat Vidan standing at the edge of the photo as Shorty Templeman gets a kiss from a trophy princess. Musician Woody Herman stands by to congratulate.