Frank Lockhart killed at Daytona Beach – Antique Print
![Frank Lockhart killed at Daytona Beach, [1928?] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/da/daf1cee8a32c-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Frank Lockhart killed at Daytona Beach in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Frank Lockhart killed at Daytona Beach
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This photograph records the death of Frank Lockhart, a young American racing driver who was killed on the hard-packed sand at Daytona Beach, Florida, in April 1928, while attempting to set a new land speed record. Daytona's beach course drew record hunters through the 1920s, when drivers pushed ever-faster cars along the firm sand at the water's edge. Lockhart's crash was one of the most widely reported racing deaths of that decade, and the image reflects how the sport's dangers were documented for newspapers and the public. The exact date shown on the print is uncertain, so it is best read as a record of the period's racing culture.
| Created / published | [1928?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Subjects | Lockhart, Frank. Racing automobiles--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,277 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-182338 |
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