Dan Rubin was a noted New York photographer whose career took him around the world shooting his subjects. After majoring in photography at the New York High School of Art and Design, Rubin joined the Army Signal Corps during World War II, documenting troops in France and Germany. After his time in the military, Rubin attended the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York to further his photographic knowledge. He became a well-respected photographer based in New York City, with a varied cl...

The Dan Rubin automotive photographs collection (3 cubic ft.) contains photographic prints, negatives, and slides related to his work from the 1950s to the 1970s. Of the almost 10,500 images, many are of automobiles produced by Austin-Healey, Jaguar, MG, and Rolls Royce. Of special note are his photographs related to testing at the Bonneville Salt Flats, the Indianapolis 500, the Pierre Levegh accident at the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the 1961 Mickey Thompson Speed Runs at March Air Force...