Barney Oldfield and Cyclist on an Orient Motorized Tandem Bicycle, 1902
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Barney Oldfield loved to go fast. As a teenager in the late 1890s, Oldfield pedaled sleek, lightweight bicycles -- winning many competitions. But that was not fast enough. For a brief time he competed on motorized bicycles -- like this tandem. But there was something even faster -- race cars. In October 1902, the fearless Ohioan piloted the Henry Ford-designed race car "999" to victory.
Barney Oldfield loved to go fast. As a teenager in the late 1890s, Oldfield pedaled sleek, lightweight bicycles -- winning many competitions. But that was not fast enough. For a brief time he competed on motorized bicycles -- like this tandem. But there was something even faster -- race cars. In October 1902, the fearless Ohioan piloted the Henry Ford-designed race car "999" to victory.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1902
Subject Date
1902
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Florida, Daytona Beach
Creator Notes
Photographed by Richard H. (R.H.) LeSesne, from Daytona Beach, Florida.
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2005.108.10
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.875 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Ink stamp on back of image: Photo by / R.H. LeSESNE / Daytona Beach, Fla. Printed between holes on side flap: PHOTO BY / R.H. LeSESNE / DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.
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