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Roberta Cowell with Race Car (May 4, 1972)
According to Transas City, the back of the photograph has the following text: "ROBERTA COWELL GETS READY FOR CAR-RACE COMEBACK. May 4, 1972. Silverstone, Northants, Thursday, PA: Roberta Cowell, the wartime fighter pilot who re-registered as a woman in 1951, is pictured to-day at the Silverstone circuit, where she was practicing in preparation for a comeback to motor racing. She took a Kitchmac racing car on the track. Miss Cowell (formerly Robert Cowell) is now 53."
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- Identifier
- z890rt45j
- Collection
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Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
- Institution
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Transas City
- Date Created
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May 4, 1972
- Genre
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Photographs
- Subject(s)
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Roberta Cowell
- Places
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England
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Northamptonshire
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South Northamptonshire District
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Silverstone
- Topic(s)
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Motorsports
MtFs
Racing
Transgender people
Transsexual people
- Resource Type
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Still Image
- Analog Format
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Black and White
- Language
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English
- Related URL
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http://transascity.org/cowell-roberta/
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