• Collection ID SDN-061166
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Auto racer, Barney Oldfield standing next to parked car on side of road with unidentified man] [graphic].
  • Dates 1917.
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 4 x 5 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Informal full-length portrait of automobile racer Barney Oldfield standing next to an automobile parked on the side of a road next to a banner in or near Chicago, Illinois, during an automobile race. An unidentified man is standing on the other side of the automobile, looking in the front windshield, and men are standing in the background. Another automobile is parked in the background, and crowds are visible behind the roadside banner in the background. A tiered structure is visible farther 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 Dept., 1601 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614.
  • Names Oldfield, Barney.
  • Subjects Automobile racing drivers 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) 1910-1919.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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