Samuel
Hawley is a writer of narrative nonfiction and fiction. His books are
highly eclectic. He has written about 16th-century East Asian history,
19th-century Korean-American relations, Olympic sprinting and land
speed racing and a circus elephant named Topsy who was electrocuted in
1903. He lives in Kingston, Ontario.
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GRAHAM / CITY OF SALT LAKE: PHOTOS (PART 2)
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Zeldine
Graham with the wreckage of the City
of Salt Lake, 1960; she and Otto Anzjon decide to rebuild it and
go after the LSR themselves (courtesy Butch Graham) |
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The Speed Week participant decal given to Otto Anzjon in 1962. He died of leukemia later that year
(courtesy June Rock, Otto's sister; thanks to Ron Christensen for caption correction) |
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Speed Week pit pass button for 1962. This one is an exact reproduction made for the 2005 film The World's Fastest Indian, the Burt Monroe biopic starring Anthony Hopkins (courtesy Ron Christensen, who was the Bonneville technical adviser for the film)
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In
1963 Zeldine Graham and Harry Muhlbach rebuilt the City, rechristening it the Graham Special, and tried yet again
for the land speed record (courtesy Ron Christensen) |
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Another
view of the Graham Special at
Bonneville in 1963 (courtesy Ron Christensen) |
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Athol
Graham's son Butch Graham has recently restored the City of Salt Lake. Here are some
photos of early work on the chassis (courtesy Butch Graham) |
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Butch Graham and Zeldine
Graham posing in front of the restored City of Salt Lake,
July 31, 2010. For more photos of Butch's restoration of the car and
its subsequent unveiling and trip to the Bonneville Salt Flats, go
tothe "Graham Liner Restoration" section at www.chevyasylum.com. |
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copyright
© 2011 Samuel Hawley
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