John Cobb standing over his racing vehicle the "Railton Mobil Special" in a garage in 1947. [1]

Title John Cobb standing over his racing vehicle the "Railton Mobil Special" in a garage in 1947. [1]
Photo Number P0790n6_15_02
Description Photo of John Cobb standing over his racing vehicle, the "Railton Mobil Special," in a garage (probably in Wendover, Utah), while an unidentified boy sits in the driver's seat, in 1947
Creator Shipler Commercial Photographers
Date 1947
Textual Date 1947
Keywords Utah; Sports; Auto racing; Automobiles; Men; Children; Speed records; Race car drivers; Railton Mobil Special; Garages; Helmets; Ladders
Subject Cobb, John Rhodes, 1899-1952--Photographs; 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)
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/s6hx2187
Setname uum_map
ID 958941
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hx2187