Skip to main content

Image / Swede Smith in car at Legion Ascot Speedway, Los Angeles

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title
Swede Smith in car at Legion Ascot Speedway, Los Angeles
Date Created and/or Issued
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
Race car driver "Swede" Smith (George Smyth) in race car number 45 at Legion Ascot Speedway in City Terrace, East Los Angeles.
Title devised by cataloger. "Swede Smith - driver. Modern Auto Spec. - No. 45. Ascot." --text, handwritten in ink on verso. Race car driver George L. Smyth (1899-1934) was mostly known as "Swede" Smith. (Source: “History of America's Speedways, Past and Present" by Allan E. Brown).
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 photograph : print ; sheet 6.6 x 11 cm
Identifier
photCL_555
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/20421
Subject
Automobile racing drivers
Racetracks (Automobile racing)
Automobile racing
Automobiles, Racing
Photographs. (aat)
Place
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: