Notarized 1902 Automobile Speed Records, on Display at Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934
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In December 1902, Barney Oldfield tried to crack the mile-a-minute barrier on a circular track in the Henry Ford-designed race car "999." This photograph of the notarized document chronicles that attempt -- he didn't make it, though he did set a new speed record. And it wasn't his first time behind the wheel -- he had raced the "999" in October.
In December 1902, Barney Oldfield tried to crack the mile-a-minute barrier on a circular track in the Henry Ford-designed race car "999." This photograph of the notarized document chronicles that attempt -- he didn't make it, though he did set a new speed record. And it wasn't his first time behind the wheel -- he had raced the "999" in October.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1934
Keywords
United States, Illinois, Chicago, Burnham Park
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.232.568
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 7.5 in
Inscriptions
front (in part): The First Official Records made in America in an American Made Machine Also the FIrst TIme Barney Oldfield ever drove a racing machine. verso: R-126-B-W-F
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