John Cobb climbing out of his racing vehicle the "Railton Mobil Special" on the Bonneville Salt Flats Raceway in 1947. [7]

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Title John Cobb climbing out of his racing vehicle the "Railton Mobil Special" on the Bonneville Salt Flats Raceway in 1947. [7]
Photo Number P0790n6_16_05
Description Photo of John Cobb climbing out of his racing vehicle, the "Railton Mobil Special," while it's on display surrounded by people on the Bonneville Salt Flats Raceway in 1947, with an unidentified woman, man, and a member of the AAA Contest Board
Creator Shipler Commercial Photographers
Date 1947
Textual Date 1947
Keywords Utah; Sports; Auto racing; Automobiles; Men; Women; Bonneville Salt Flats; Racing cars; Race tracks; Speed records; Race car drivers; Crowds; Railton Mobil Special; Mobil oil; AAA
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/s67s89dr
Setname uum_map
ID 959276
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67s89dr
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