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| Title | Stock Car Racing |
| Photographer | Wilson, Bill (William Bryan), 1914-1993
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| Description | View of a participant in an auto race at Lakewood Speedway inside Lakewood Park in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| Geographic Location | Atlanta (Ga.)
Lakewood Park (Atlanta, Ga.)
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| Subject | Automobile racing--Georgia--Atlanta
Racetracks (Automobile racing)--Georgia--Atlanta
Automobiles--1950-1960
Vehicles--Georgia--Atlanta
Advertising--Georgia--Atlanta
Sports--Georgia--Atlanta
Sports & recreation facilities--Georgia--Atlanta
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| Corporate Name | Lakewood Speedway (Atlanta, Ga.)
White Excavating SPL.
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| Date Original | 1957 March 31 |
| Date Digital | 2006 |
| Type | 35 mm black and white negative
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| Digital Format | JPEG |
| Catalogue Number | VIS 99.278.34 |
| Collection | Bill Wilson Photographs |
| Publisher | Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30305 |
| Rights | This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required. |
| Notes | The resort area that would come to be known as Lakewood Park opened in 1893. In 1915 it began hosting the Southeastern Fair and in 1938, Lakewood Speedway was built on the property. The Southeastern Fair was discontinued in 1975, and Lakewood Speedway ceased stock car racing in 1979. In the 1980's it became home to a motion picture complex, an antique flea market, and an amphitheater. |
| Source | ahc099278034a.jpg |
