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Title
New Olympic sport
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection;
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1964
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Description
The Riverside International Raceway was a motorsports raceway located in Moreno Valley, Riverside County. The raceway, popular, but known as being fairly dangerous, was in operation from 1957 to 1989. The land is now occupied by a mall and residential neighborhoods.
Photograph caption dated July 15, 1964 reads "Top sports car drivers throughout the state will compete in the Olympic Athletic and Sports Car Relays Saturday and Sunday at Riverside Raceway. Pictured above leading the pack in car No. 45 is Lew Spencer of Thousand Oaks, who is one of the drivers to take part in the two-day activity." The raceway is in Moreno Valley.
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print : b&w ; 12 x 21 cm.
Identifier
00159031
Valley Times Collection;
HCNVT_d063_f28_i3
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/131371
Subject
Riverside International Raceway
Automobile racing drivers
Men
Automobile racing
Racetracks (Automobile racing)
Automobiles
Signs and signboards
Moreno Valley (Calif.)
Time Period
1961-1970

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