Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Racing star Rex Mays races against "midget" car driver Bob Swanson at the Legion Ascot speedway. The day's program consisted of a variety of challenges, with both drivers using "big" cars and "midget" cars during different races. Both drivers were later killed in accidents on the track. Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Rex Mays Text from original nitrate sleeve: Mays, Rex; Swanson, Bob
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b&w nitrate negative
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Automobile racing--California--Los Angeles Sports People Legion Ascot Speedway (Los Angeles, Calif.) Mays, Rex, 1913-1949
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