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- Barney Oldfield Riding the "Blue Streak" Bicycle on the Salt Palace Board Track, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1900 - Auto racing legend Barney Oldfield began his racing career on two wheels. The Ohio native began racing bicycles in his teens -- winning a number of competitions. This photo shows the young Oldfield in his early twenties at a race track in Salt Lake City. In 1902, this fearless Ohioan turned his talents to auto racing -- piloting the Henry Ford designed race car "999."
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Barney Oldfield Riding the "Blue Streak" Bicycle on the Salt Palace Board Track, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1900
Auto racing legend Barney Oldfield began his racing career on two wheels. The Ohio native began racing bicycles in his teens -- winning a number of competitions. This photo shows the young Oldfield in his early twenties at a race track in Salt Lake City. In 1902, this fearless Ohioan turned his talents to auto racing -- piloting the Henry Ford designed race car "999."
- Newark Velodrome Cycle Racing Association Program, Sunday, July 2, 1922 - "Velodrome" describes indoor or outdoor tracks used for bicycle racing. The first tracks were flat, with simple surfaces of cinders or shale. By the early 20th century, steeply banked turns and improved wood, concrete or asphalt surfaces were common. This program is for a series of races at New Jersey's Newark Velodrome. The arena and its one-sixth-mile track were demolished in 1930.
- July 02, 1922
- Collections - Artifact
Newark Velodrome Cycle Racing Association Program, Sunday, July 2, 1922
"Velodrome" describes indoor or outdoor tracks used for bicycle racing. The first tracks were flat, with simple surfaces of cinders or shale. By the early 20th century, steeply banked turns and improved wood, concrete or asphalt surfaces were common. This program is for a series of races at New Jersey's Newark Velodrome. The arena and its one-sixth-mile track were demolished in 1930.