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- Mack Model AB 2-Ton Motor Bus Operated by Santa Maria High School, Santa Maria, California, 1911-1916 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Sightseeing buses were the company's first products, and school buses were a natural extension of that business. Mack built more than 22,000 school, transit, and intercity buses before ending bus production in 1960.
- 1911-1916
- Collections - Artifact
Mack Model AB 2-Ton Motor Bus Operated by Santa Maria High School, Santa Maria, California, 1911-1916
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Sightseeing buses were the company's first products, and school buses were a natural extension of that business. Mack built more than 22,000 school, transit, and intercity buses before ending bus production in 1960.
- Mack Truck Used by Wilshire Oil Company, 1919 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Mack-built tank trucks like this had separate compartments for gasoline, diesel fuel, lubricants, and other oil and petroleum products. The delivery trucks transported these products from distributors to gas stations.
- 1919
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Mack Truck Used by Wilshire Oil Company, 1919
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Mack-built tank trucks like this had separate compartments for gasoline, diesel fuel, lubricants, and other oil and petroleum products. The delivery trucks transported these products from distributors to gas stations.
- Lincoln Beachey Lighting Barney Oldfield's Cigar, 1914 - In 1914, Barney Oldfield and Lincoln Beachey held exhibition events around the country for eager spectators. Oldfield drove his race car around a track while chasing -- or being chased by -- Beachey, who piloted a Curtiss airplane. The carefully planned races were a hit with audiences who were thrilled by the showmen's mastery of their modern contraptions.
- 1914
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Lincoln Beachey Lighting Barney Oldfield's Cigar, 1914
In 1914, Barney Oldfield and Lincoln Beachey held exhibition events around the country for eager spectators. Oldfield drove his race car around a track while chasing -- or being chased by -- Beachey, who piloted a Curtiss airplane. The carefully planned races were a hit with audiences who were thrilled by the showmen's mastery of their modern contraptions.
- Mack Model AB 2-Ton Motor Bus Operated by Santa Maria High School, Santa Maria, California, 1911-1916 - Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Sightseeing buses were the company's first products, and school buses were a natural extension of that business. Mack built more than 22,000 school, transit, and intercity buses before ending bus production in 1960.
- 1911-1916
- Collections - Artifact
Mack Model AB 2-Ton Motor Bus Operated by Santa Maria High School, Santa Maria, California, 1911-1916
Founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1900, Mack Brothers Company relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1905 and adopted the name Mack Trucks in 1922. Sightseeing buses were the company's first products, and school buses were a natural extension of that business. Mack built more than 22,000 school, transit, and intercity buses before ending bus production in 1960.
- Barney Oldfield in Racecar on a Los Angeles, California Racetrack, 1916 - This photograph depicts racing legend Barney Oldfield driving a Christie to a 1909 track record in Los Angeles, California. Oldfield autographed this photo for Henry Ford who was instrumental in starting Oldfield's racing career.
- 1916
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Barney Oldfield in Racecar on a Los Angeles, California Racetrack, 1916
This photograph depicts racing legend Barney Oldfield driving a Christie to a 1909 track record in Los Angeles, California. Oldfield autographed this photo for Henry Ford who was instrumental in starting Oldfield's racing career.
- Barney Oldfield and Douglas Fairbanks at Ascot Speedway, Los Angeles, California, 1917 - Barney Oldfield leans into his streamlined race car, the Miller "Golden Submarine," at Ascot Speedway in 1917. To his right is Hollywood film star Douglas Fairbanks. Oldfield achieved great success on the race track, and his flamboyant personality made him a national celebrity. He retired from racing soon after this photograph was taken, but continued making public appearances and acting in movies.
- 1917
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Barney Oldfield and Douglas Fairbanks at Ascot Speedway, Los Angeles, California, 1917
Barney Oldfield leans into his streamlined race car, the Miller "Golden Submarine," at Ascot Speedway in 1917. To his right is Hollywood film star Douglas Fairbanks. Oldfield achieved great success on the race track, and his flamboyant personality made him a national celebrity. He retired from racing soon after this photograph was taken, but continued making public appearances and acting in movies.