• Collection ID SDN-004004
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Driver, Barney Oldfield, driving an automobile on the track past the grandstand, Harlem Race Track] [graphic].
  • Dates 1905.
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 5 x 7 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Portrait of motorist Barney Oldfield driving an automobile with the number two (2) painted on the body past the grandstands on the track at Harlem Race Track (formerly Harlem Jockey Club) located near Roosevelt Road and Hannah Avenue in Forest Park (formerly the Village of Harlem), Illinois. Spectators standing and sitting in the stands are visible in the background.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction The online images are supplied for reference purposes only. All other uses are restricted. To acquire copies, including improved copies, or permission for use, please contact Chicago History Museum, Rights and Reproductions Department, 1601 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614.
  • Names
    • Oldfield, Barney.
    • Harlem Race Track (Forest Park, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Automobile racing drivers 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Racing automobiles Illinois Forest Park 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Racetracks (Automobile racing) Illinois Forest Park 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Sports spectators Illinois Forest Park 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Grandstands Illinois Forest Park 1900-1909. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Forest Park (Ill.) 1900-1909.
  • Genre
    • Portraits. gmgpc
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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