Life Membership Certificate for Barney Oldfield from the Berkeley Traffic Safety Commission, Ltd., California, April 1937
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Artifact Overview
Barney Oldfield remained active in racing and the automotive industry after his last professional race in 1918. The showman attended and refereed racing meets, ran a tire company, drove a tractor faster than a mile a minute, test drove vehicles and appeared in movies. In the 1930s, Oldfield--who survived several racing accidents and had lost race track colleagues--campaigned for safe driving.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Certificate
Date Made
April 1937
Subject Date
April 1937
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2005.108.26
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Printed on certificate:
HONORARY / Life Membership / The Berkeley Traffic Safety Commission, Ltd. / (Affiliated with the National Safety Council) / This Certifies that / BARNEY OLDFIELD / ... APRIL 1937.
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