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Photograph of Donald Campbell's boat Bluebird, Lake Mead (Nev.), November 1955

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Creator: Grant, Art

Date

1955-11

Description

A crowd of people stand on Boulder Beach as they watch Donald Malcolm Campbell and his boat Bluebird prepare to break the Englishman's own water speed world record on Lake Mead. On November 16, 1955, Campbell set a new mark at 216.20 mph during his time on Lake Mead.

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pho022054
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    pho022054. Arthur G. Grant Photograph Collection. PH-00398. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1p55dn5k.

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    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

    Extent

    6637x4452
    11.1 x 7.4 inches

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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    image/tiff