Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 USC Libraries Special Collections University of Southern California specol@usc.edu
Description
9 images. Economy run, March 19 1956. J.C. Agajanian (starts car in run) Tommy Thomas (first car driven) Mrs. Elsa Oaks (wife of driver) Danny Oaks (drives car in run) John Manning Don Bridges (driver). Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Lapp. Date: 1956-03-19. Reporter: Thackrey. Assignment: Economy run. 38/33/37: Starter J.C. Agajanian starts first car on economy run. First car driven by Tommy Thomas. 45/46: Long overall shot, same as above, with Agajanian starting Thomas at 12:01 a.m. 1/2: Mobilgas economy run womans' consultant John Manning wishes luck to driver Don Bridges as he prepares to start economy run, Ninth and Flower shortly after midnight, Monday. 55: This is the 'live' (non-posed) starting shot, J.C. Agajanian starts Tommy Thomas just after midnight. 34: Mrs. Elsa Oaks kisses husband, race driver Danny Oaks, goodbye as he prepares to start economy run Monday morning".
Type
image
Format
9 photographs : negatives, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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