Sign for the SRCA Drag Strip, Great Bend, Kansas, 1955
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The Sunflower Rod and Custom Association -- named for its home state of Kansas, the Sunflower State -- was formed in 1954 and joined the National Hot Rod Association a year later. The NHRA established competition rules and safety regulations for drag racing. It sanctioned races at its member drag strips, like the SRCA's facility in Great Bend, Kansas.
The Sunflower Rod and Custom Association -- named for its home state of Kansas, the Sunflower State -- was formed in 1954 and joined the National Hot Rod Association a year later. The NHRA established competition rules and safety regulations for drag racing. It sanctioned races at its member drag strips, like the SRCA's facility in Great Bend, Kansas.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1985
Subject Date
1955
Creators
Creator Notes
Photographed by Eric Rickman. Published by Petersen Publishing Company in Hot Rod magazine.
Keywords
United States, Kansas, Great Bend
Racetracks (Automobile racing)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2006.54.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Resin-coated paper
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.875 in
Width: 10 in
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