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Racer at the Bonneville Salt Flats. ca. 1938, Utah, USA, The Bonneville Salt Flats is a salt deposit left by the receding of ancient Lake Bonneville. This deposit covers about 159 square miles extending some nine miles along U. S. Highways 40 and 50 and the Western Pacific Railroad. The salt is white, crystalline aggregate, porous, hard and rigid so that it supports loaded trucks. In 1912 this area was tested as a race track and has since proved to be the greatest automobile speedway in the world. In 1931 Ab Jenkins of Salt Lake City broke all former world speed records. Here on September 15, 1938, John Cobb established a record of 350. 07 miles per hour. The next day Captain G. E. T. Eyston set a worlds record of 357. 50 miles per hour. Aug. 26, 1939, John Cobb again became the worlds automobile speed king by driving his car 369. 74 miles per hour

Racer at the Bonneville Salt Flats. ca. 1938, Utah, USA, The Bonneville Salt Flats is a salt deposit left by the receding of ancient Lake Bonneville. This deposit covers about 159 square miles extending some nine miles along U. S. Highways 40 and 50 and the Western Pacific Railroad. The salt is white, crystalline aggregate, porous, hard and rigid so that it supports loaded trucks. In 1912 this area was tested as a race track and has since proved to be the greatest automobile speedway in the world. In 1931 Ab Jenkins of Salt Lake City broke all former world speed records. Here on September 15, 1938, John Cobb established a record of 350. 07 miles per hour. The next day Captain G. E. T. Eyston set a worlds record of 357. 50 miles per hour. Aug. 26, 1939, John Cobb again became the worlds automobile speed king by driving his car 369. 74 miles per hour


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Racer at the Bonneville Salt Flats. ca. 1938, Utah, USA, The Bonneville Salt Flats is a salt deposit left by the receding of ancient Lake Bonneville. This deposit covers about 159 square miles extending some nine miles along U. S. Highways 40 and 50 and the Western Pacific Railroad. The salt is white, crystalline aggregate, porous, hard and rigid so that it supports loaded trucks. In 1912 this area was tested as a race track and has since proved to be the greatest automobile speedway in the world. In 1931 Ab Jenkins of Salt Lake City broke all former world speed records. Here on September 15, 1938, John Cobb established a record of 350. 07 miles per hour. The next day Captain G. E. T. Eyston set a worlds record of 357. 50 miles per hour. Aug. 26, 1939, John Cobb again became the worlds automobile speed king by driving his car 369. 74 miles per hour

Racer at the Bonneville Salt Flats. ca. 1938, Utah, USA, The Bonneville Salt Flats is a salt deposit left by the receding of ancient Lake Bonneville. This deposit covers about 159 square miles extending some nine miles along U.S. Highways 40 and 50 and the Western Pacific Railroad. The salt is white, crystalline aggregate, porous, hard and rigid so that it supports loaded trucks. In 1912 this area was tested as a race track and has since proved to be the greatest automobile speedway in the world. In 1931 Ab Jenkins of Salt Lake City broke all former world speed records. Here on September 15, 1938, John Cobb established a record of 350.07 miles per hour. The next day Captain G.E.T. Eyston set a worlds record of 357.50 miles per hour. Aug. 26, 1939, John Cobb again became the worlds automobile speed king by driving his car 369.74 miles per hour

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This print captures the thrill and excitement of racing at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, USA, circa 1938. The Bonneville Salt Flats is a vast salt deposit formed by the receding waters of ancient Lake Bonneville. Stretching over 159 square miles along U. S. Highways 40 and 50 as well as the Western Pacific Railroad, this unique landscape consists of white, crystalline aggregate salt that is porous yet rigid enough to support loaded trucks. Since its testing as a race track in 1912, the Bonneville Salt Flats has earned its reputation as the greatest automobile speedway in the world. In 1931, Ab Jenkins from Salt Lake City shattered all previous speed records here. On September 15th, 1938, John Cobb achieved an astonishing record-breaking speed of 350.07 miles per hour on these hallowed grounds. The following day saw Captain G. E. T Eyston set another world record with a mind-boggling speed of 357.50 miles per hour. Not to be outdone, on August 26th, 1939, John Cobb reclaimed his title as the world's fastest driver by reaching an incredible speed of 369.74 miles per hour. This historic image serves as a testament to human ingenuity and our relentless pursuit of pushing boundaries and achieving greatness in automotive engineering and performance on this legendary racetrack known for its unparalleled speeds.

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