John Cobb and an unidentified man standing next to Cobb's racing vehicle the "Railton Mobil Special" on the Bonneville Salt Flats Raceway in 1938. [2]

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Title John Cobb and an unidentified man standing next to Cobb's racing vehicle the "Railton Mobil Special" on the Bonneville Salt Flats Raceway in 1938. [2]
Photo Number P0790n6_17_121
Description Photo of John Cobb (left) and an unidentified man (possibly Reid Railton) standing next to Cobb's racing vehicle, the "Railton Mobil Special," on the Bonneville Salt Flats Raceway in 1938
Creator Shipler Commercial Photographers
Date 1938
Textual Date 1938
Keywords Utah; Sports; Auto racing; Automobiles; Men; Bonneville Salt Flats; Racing cars; Race tracks; Speed records; Race car drivers; Railton Mobil Special; Sunglasses
Subject Cobb, John Rhodes, 1899-1952--Photographs; Automobiles, Racing--Utah--Bonneville Salt Flats--Photographs; Bonneville Salt Flats (Utah); Bonneville Salt Flats Race, Utah--Photographs; Automobile racing--Utah--1930-1940--Photographs; Automobiles, Racing--Speed records--History; Automobile racing--Speed records--History; Antique and classic cars--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Utah; Tooele County (Utah); Bonneville Salt Flats (Utah)
Latitude 40.80771 -113.81528
Additional Information See Manuscripts
Collection Number and Name P0790 Shipler Studio Photograph Collection
Collection Name Shipler Studio
Original Source N/A
Donated By/Purchased From Donated by and purchased from various dealers.
Rights This material is protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archives, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah.
Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s654395j
Setname uum_map
ID 958851
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s654395j