Barney Oldfield Driving "Golden Submarine" Race Car at Sheepshead Bay Board Track, Brooklyn, New York, 1917
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Barney Oldfield is at the controls of the streamlined "Golden Submarine" race car at Brooklyn, New York, in this photo from 1917. Oldfield commissioned the car from racing engineer Harry Miller. The "Golden Submarine" was one of the first -- if not the first -- race cars equipped with a metal roll cage around the driver's seat.
Barney Oldfield is at the controls of the streamlined "Golden Submarine" race car at Brooklyn, New York, in this photo from 1917. Oldfield commissioned the car from racing engineer Harry Miller. The "Golden Submarine" was one of the first -- if not the first -- race cars equipped with a metal roll cage around the driver's seat.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1917
Subject Date
1917
Creators
Unknown
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
92.1.1774.609
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 7 in
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