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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated May 26, 1965 reads, "Retired Col. Brian C. Thompson of Riverside, an official of the Los Angeles National Air Races, gets a close look at one of the midget class racers --under 190 cubic inch engine displacement--entered in the Memorial Day racing program at Fox Field in Lancaster. Nine top pilots from around the country will compete for the biggest portion of $10,000, which goes to the winner of the midget class pylon race. The tiny craft reach speeds of more than 200 miles per hour around their 2 1/2 mile course."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
General William J. Fox Airfield (Lancaster, Calif.) Los Angeles National Air Races Airplane racing--California--Lancaster Airplanes--California--Lancaster Retired military personnel--California--Lancaster Men--California--Lancaster Airports--California--Lancaster Lancaster (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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