Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2010.30.09

Description

Standing by a woman, Mel Maughey holds a trophy for winning a midget auto race. Maughey's car is in the background. An avid racer, Maughey had five or six midget race cars. It was a popular sport in Tacoma back in the late 1940s and 1950s as there was an oval race track at the Tacoma Athletic Club on 14th and South Sprague.

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Place

Location

Tacoma, WA

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Auto Racing, Motor Racing, Professional/Semi-Pro

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Person or Organization

Maughey, Mel