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.

Unidentified men stand around Donald Malcolm Campbell's boat Bluebird near Boulder Beach at Lake Mead. Here is where the Englishman would successfully complete his run at breaking the 200-MPH-on-water barrier.

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.

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.

Two unidentified men sit in a motor boat as they watch a boat race on Lake Mead near Boulder Beach.

People gathered around hydroplanes, cars, and a crane for a boat race on Lake Mead near Boulder Beach. The hydroplanes of Guy Lombardo's Tempo VII and Miss Wahoo U-77 can be seen in the background.

People gathered on Boulder Beach at Lake Mead for a boat race. Cars, cranes, and hydroplanes can be seen in the background.