Barney Oldfield Images

Images from Barney Oldfield's racing career. Many of these are items collected from photocopies of newspapers preserved on microfilm. Many of the original photos have been lost to the ages, so some of these images rescued in this manner may be all that remains. While the quality is inferior by today's standards, they still provide interesting information about Oldfield and the events he participated in.

Three Howdy Rowdies

This interesting photo is from the 1914 Los Angeles-to-Phoenix off-road race, aka the "Cactus Derby." Like the sports fanatics of today, these men painted their faces and wore colorful costumes. Most of these men were affluent business executives who rode in a train that paralleled much of the course. They gambled, drank, smoked cigars and generally had a good time.

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