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- Endorsement for Kitchel's Liniment, Showing Barney Oldfield Riding a Bicycle, 1896 - Automobile racing legend Barney Oldfield began his racing career on two wheels. In 1894, the sixteen-year-old Ohioan entered his first bicycle race -- he finished second. Over the next several years, the young cyclist competed in a number of competitions throughout the country. The budding showman also found time to promote various products, like Kitchel's Liniment.
- 1896
- Collections - Artifact
Endorsement for Kitchel's Liniment, Showing Barney Oldfield Riding a Bicycle, 1896
Automobile racing legend Barney Oldfield began his racing career on two wheels. In 1894, the sixteen-year-old Ohioan entered his first bicycle race -- he finished second. Over the next several years, the young cyclist competed in a number of competitions throughout the country. The budding showman also found time to promote various products, like Kitchel's Liniment.
- Ten-Seated Bicycle with Cast Members of "Belle of New York" at the Park Theatre, New York, 1897 - Members of the cast of <em>Belle of New York</em> posed together on the ten-seat Oriten bicycle in 1897. The musical comedy, written by Gustave Kerker, ran for 64 shows that year. The unusual bicycle, from the Orient Cycle Company of Massachusetts, was built specifically for promotional purposes -- just like this whimsical publicity photo.
- 1897
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Ten-Seated Bicycle with Cast Members of "Belle of New York" at the Park Theatre, New York, 1897
Members of the cast of Belle of New York posed together on the ten-seat Oriten bicycle in 1897. The musical comedy, written by Gustave Kerker, ran for 64 shows that year. The unusual bicycle, from the Orient Cycle Company of Massachusetts, was built specifically for promotional purposes -- just like this whimsical publicity photo.
- Barney Oldfield and Cyclist on an Orient Motorized Tandem Bicycle, 1902 - Barney Oldfield loved to go fast. As a teenager in the late 1890s, Oldfield pedaled sleek, lightweight bicycles -- winning many competitions. But that was not fast enough. For a brief time he competed on motorized bicycles -- like this tandem. But there was something even faster -- race cars. In October 1902, the fearless Ohioan piloted the Henry Ford-designed race car "999" to victory.
- 1902
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Barney Oldfield and Cyclist on an Orient Motorized Tandem Bicycle, 1902
Barney Oldfield loved to go fast. As a teenager in the late 1890s, Oldfield pedaled sleek, lightweight bicycles -- winning many competitions. But that was not fast enough. For a brief time he competed on motorized bicycles -- like this tandem. But there was something even faster -- race cars. In October 1902, the fearless Ohioan piloted the Henry Ford-designed race car "999" to victory.