Sign for the SRCA Drag Strip, Great Bend, Kansas, 1955
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Artifact Overview
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. NHRA established competition rules and safety regulations for drag racing. It sanctioned races at its member drag strips, like SRCA's facility in Great Bend, Kansas.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1985
Subject Date
1955
Creator Notes
Photographed by Eric Rickman. Published by Petersen Publishing Company in Hot Rod magazine.
Collection Title
Location
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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