c0371 Bonneville Salt Flats Photograph Collection, ca. 1930s-1960s A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 1999 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 1999. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss C 371 Bonneville Salt Flats Photograph Collection, ca. 1930s-1960s .5 lin. ft. (1 box) Photographs of various attempts to set world land speed records on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Persons: Campbell, Don -- Photographs. Campbell, Malcolm -- Photographs. Cobb, John -- Photographs. Eyston, George E. T. -- Photographs. Gabelich, Gary -- Photographs. Graham, Athol -- Photographs. Jenkins, Ab -- Photographs. Background Background Note

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 Scope and Content

Photographs of various attempts to set world land speed records on the Bonneville Salt Flats.

Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Bonneville Salt Flats Photograph Collection, ca. 1930s-1960s, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Dr. Everett L. Cooley, Paul Bjornn, and Bill Spoerle.

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Processing Information: Collection processed by Susan Whetstone Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 1991 (RLIN ID: UTSX91-A42). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. Container list Box Folder Contents 1 1 Racing photographs 1 1 1 Jenkins, Ab 1 1 2 Jenkins, Ab and unidentified man 1 1 3-4 Jenkins, Ab and unidentified man with "Mormon Meteor" 1 1 5 Jenkins, Ab with the Pierce Arrow [24 hour distance record holder] 1 1 6-10 "Mormon Meteor" 1 1 11-17 Cobb, John, car--"Railton Special" 1 1 18 Campbell, Sir Malcolm, car--"Bluebird" 1 1 19 Breedlove, Craig, car--"Spirit of America" 1 1 20 Gabelich, Gary, car "Blue Flame" [622 mph] 1 1 21 Official stands/timing shack/airplane 1 1 22 Timing machine/old car 1 1 23-24 Old car 1 1 25 Old car--No. A123 1 1 26 Jenkins, Ab and Augie Duesenberg [builder of car] at track gate--Indianapolis Speedway 1 2 Racing photographs (cont) 1 2 1 Arfons, Art, car--"Ogden Monster" (Akron, Ohio) 1 2 2 Arfons, Art, car model--"Green Monster" 1 2 3 Arfons, Art, with schematic view--"Green Monster" 1 2 4-6 Breedlove, Craig, car--"Spirit Of America" 1 2 7 Breedlove, Craig, car--"Spirit Of America" [in water] 1 2 8 Campbell, Sir Malcolm with son Donald 1 2 9-12 Campbell, Sir Malcolm, car--"Bluebird'' 1 2 13 Campbell, Sir Malcolm, car--''Bluebird'' (on way to Wendover, Utah) 1 2 14-17 Cobb, Capt. John, car--"Railton Special" 1 2 18 Eyston, Capt. George, with racing car and touring car 1 2 19 Eyston, Capt. George, car--"Speed of the Wind" 1 2 20 Eyston, Capt. George, car-- ''Thunderbolt'' 1 2 21 Eyston, Capt. George, car--''Thunderbolt'' [front wheels] 1 2 22 Eyston, Capt. George, car--''Thunderbolt'' [instrument panel] 1 2 23-27 Gabelich, Gary, car--"Blue Flame" 1 2 28 Jenkins, Ab, speed tractor (Bonneville Salt Flats) 1 3 Race cars 1 3 1 "Mormon Meteor II," 1938 1 3 2 Jenkins, Ab and unidentified man with "Mormon Meteor II," 1938 1 3 3 Jenkins, Ab, Pop Meyers, J. H. McDuffee with "Mormon Meteor II," 1938 1 3 4 Jenkins, Ab , Pop Meyers and J. H. McDuffee with "Stevens Trophy," 1937 1 3 5 Jenkins, Ab with "Mormon Meteor II," 1938 1 3 6 "This is the Place" sign (Wendover, Utah) 1 3 7 Photographs of cars and drivers attempting the land speed record