John Cobb's racing vehicle the "Railton Mobil Special" being refilled with ice on the Bonneville Salt Flats Raceway in 1938. [3]

Title John Cobb's racing vehicle the "Railton Mobil Special" being refilled with ice on the Bonneville Salt Flats Raceway in 1938. [3]
Photo Number P0790n6_17_126
Description Photo of John Cobb's racing vehicle, the "Railton Mobil Special," being refilled with ice (for the vehicle's cooling system) by unidentified men on the Bonneville Salt Flats Raceway in 1938. The caption states "Refilling John Cobb's Railton Speed Car With Ice Bonneville Salt Flats"
Creator Shipler Commercial Photographers
Date 1938
Textual Date 1938
Keywords Utah; Sports; Auto racing; Automobiles; Men; Racing cars; Race tracks; Speed records; Railton Mobil Special; Bonneville Salt Flats; Buckets
Subject Cobb, John Rhodes, 1899-1952; 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
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/s6cz3vrx
Setname uum_map
ID 959182
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz3vrx