Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Mid-20th Century

A Collection of Mid-20th Century Midget Auto Racing Photographs by Smiths Racing Photos - A collection of original black-and-white photographs documenting mid-20th-century midget auto racing, attributed to W.H. Smith of Smiths Racing Photos. The assortment includes action shots on dirt tracks, driver portraits, and posed shots of cars and crews. Visible car numbers include 2, 4, 6, 11, 39, 44, 48, and D-2. racing car features the hand-painted name Bill Spear on the side. The reverse of the mounting board bears identical ink stamps for Smiths Racing Photos, W.H. Smith, 1414 1/2 N. 5th St., Columbus, Ohio, WA 4775. photographs on the front display a triangular ink stamp reading Official CSPA Photos by Smiths. The photographs are mounted in a custom collage arrangement on a heavy board, which has been placed onto a larger piece of corrugated cardboard for stabilization. Mounting Board: 25 inches x 21 inches Total Item: 35 inches x 23 inches. Pickup is Wednesday, April 22 from 10 am to 3 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax is collected on this auction.