Barney Oldfield Behind the Wheel of the Peerless "Green Dragon" Racecar, circa 1905
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From 1904 to 1908, Barney Oldfield drove the Peerless "Green Dragon" at race meets and exhibition events throughout the United States. Some of these competitions took place at local horse tracks. This photograph shows the cigar-chomping racer posing on a dirt-covered track.
From 1904 to 1908, Barney Oldfield drove the Peerless "Green Dragon" at race meets and exhibition events throughout the United States. Some of these competitions took place at local horse tracks. This photograph shows the cigar-chomping racer posing on a dirt-covered track.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1905
Subject Date
circa 1905
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2005.108.15
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in pencil on back of image: 37
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