Blair Nelson Collection on "Lucky" Lee Lott

Born in 1915, Lee Willard Lott became enamored with public performances. By 1927, Lott traveled across the United States as a circus acrobat and stunt performer. In 1933-1934 Lott performed at the Chicago World's Fair as a daredevil stunt diver. In 1935 Lott and a group of friends put together their first daredevil auto stunt shows in a farmer's field. Between 1935 and 1955, "Lucky" Lee Lott’s Hell Drivers jumped, flipped and otherwise destroyed hundreds of cars, trucks and motorcycles across th...

The Blair Nelson collection on "Lucky" Lee Lott consists of memorabilia and promotional material highlighting automobile thrill show performances. The collection also includes video tapes of various thrill show exhibitions and interviews in the 1970s and 1980s.