Car Fails to Complete Jump

CarJump3.jpg

Title

Car Fails to Complete Jump

Creator

Johnson, Olof C., 1909-2000

Description

A jumping car fails to clear another car parked in front of it and crashes into it at the Rutland Fairgrounds. The car has lettering for "Jimmie Lynch" on the side. According to Mashable.com, "Daredevil Jimmie Lynch and his 'Death Dodgers' traveled the country throughout the 1940s and ‘50s, performing spectacular stunts in flimsy cars."

Date

1940?

Source

Rev. Olof C. Johnson Photograph Collection (FB-67)

Identifier

FB-67.2 (CarJump3.jpg)

Format

jpeg

Coverage

Rutland (Vt.)

Rights

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en

Original Format

Repository

Vermont Historical Society Library, 60 Washington Street, Barre, Vermont 05641

Rights Statement

No known copyright. The organization that has made the Item available reasonably believes that the Item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Citation

Johnson, Olof C., 1909-2000, “Car Fails to Complete Jump,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed March 29, 2024, https://digitalvermont.org/items/show/1228.