John Cobb's racing vehicle the "Railton Mobil Special" being put together by a group of men on the Bonneville Salt Flats Raceway in 1938. [4]

Title John Cobb's racing vehicle the "Railton Mobil Special" being put together by a group of men on the Bonneville Salt Flats Raceway in 1938. [4]
Photo Number P0790n6_17_120
Description Photo of a group of men placing the body of John Cobb's racing vehicle, the "Railton Mobil Special," over the car's chassis 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; Railton Mobil Special; Suits; Coveralls
Subject Cobb, John Rhodes, 1899-1952; Automobiles, Racing--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
Holding Institution Multimedia Archives, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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/s6jw92fh
Setname uum_map
ID 958546
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jw92fh