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.
Photograph included in the exhibit: "From Hula Hoops to Hanoi: L.A. Concerns, 1954-1965." Photograph caption dated August 21, 1954 reads, "Sunday drag races at Pomona, held for Los Angeles hot rod and motorcycle enthusiasts, are under supervision of community, allow drivers to see how hot cars are under conditions safer than those in effect for majority of drivers on public streets. Safeguards include crash helmets, fire extinguishers, roll bars. Elimination races by twos, as shown here, follows qualification solo runs."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Drag racing--California--Pomona Automobiles--California--Pomona Men--California--Pomona Electric lines--Poles and towers Orchards--California--Pomona Pomona (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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