Race car drivers Rex Mays and Bob Swanson pose at the Legion Ascot speedway, Los Angeles, 1935
Description
Racing star Rex Mays (right) poses with "midget" car driver Bob Swanson (left) 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., Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., Text from original nitrate sleeve: Mays, Rex; Swanson, Bob, Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Rex Mays and Bob Swanson