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John Cobb and his Railton Special


World's Speed Record 394.2 m.p.h. Became the first car to travel at over 400 m.p.h., Bonneville Salt Flats, U.S.A.
British

Medium/Technique Chromolithograph on card stock.
Dimensions Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.6209
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionBack: divided. Used.
Photochrom Co., Ltd. Copyright. GRAPHIC STUDIOS - TUNBRIDGE WELLS - KENT.
Marks Canceled. Sent 1957 to Nr. Ipswich, England. [stamp removed]
InscriptionsYes
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)