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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated October 4, 1962 partially reads, "Pert blonde Frances Woerner - a San Fernando housewife by profession - just doesn't believe in the proverbial man's world. On weekends, she's likely to jump into her corvette and assume her role as the only woman automobile racing driver in California competing on dry lakes." Frances Woerner is pictured displaying one of her many trophies.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Awards--California--San Fernando Valley Award winners--California--San Fernando Valley Drag racing--Awards--California--San Fernando Valley Drag racing--California--San Fernando Valley Drag racers--California--San Fernando Valley Women drag racers--California--San Fernando Valley Women--California--San Fernando Valley Hot rods--California--San Fernando Valley Automobiles--California--San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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