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Title
Heads for drag championships
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
1958
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
Photograph caption dated August 23, 1958 reads, "Ed Durand, of San Fernando, receives last minute good luck wishes from his comely niece Jo Ann Ryan, 16, before departure for National Championship Drag Strip races in Oklahoma City, Okla. Hand-built car has won numerous speed titles in its class on Southern California drag strip courses."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Identifier
00163022
Valley Times Collection;
HCNVT_d066_f13_i15
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/133767
Subject
Automobile racing drivers
Automobile racing
Drag racers
Drag racing
Young women
Men
San Fernando (Calif.)
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Time Period
1951-1960

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