Oldfield and Ford with Oldfields First Car, ca. 1902
| Description: |
Henry Ford and Barney Oldfield pose together with the first car Oldfield would ever race. Text beneath the photograph reads: Pioneers -- The Ford 999; Barney Oldfield at the tiller; Henry Ford, standing. In this car Mr. Oldfield made his debut as a motor car race pilot, won his first championship, was the first � |
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| Contributor(s): |
Funding provided by an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant, administered by the Indiana State Library |
| Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/IMS/id/12851 |
| Collection: |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Copyright permissions granted for non-commercial use by Indianapolis Motor Speedway. |
| Subjects: |
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Oldfield, Berna Eli, 1878-1946 Automobile racing drivers Automobiles, Racing |
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