The Vanderbilt Cup

Five files from the Barney Oldfield scrapbook documenting the 1906 Broadway Play starring Elsie Janis.
The Broadway Play - 1906
Barney Oldfield was also featured as he developed a special effect perfect for the play. It involved a pair of treadmills, two of his race cars, and his longtime partner, Tom Cooper. Oldfield and Cooper drove their cars on the treadmills and together with scenery props rotating on a carousel in the background and bags of dirt kicked up by their wheels; they were able to simulate an auto race. Janis was only 17 years old at the time of the play’s opening.

The Wives of Three Speed Kings

I pulled this content from Barney Oldfield's personal scrapbook and like virtually all the material in the collection it is poorly organized and not in the best condition. There are two articles, but it is unclear whether they came from the same time period or were published in the same newspaper. This is because like most of the content in Oldfield's scrapbook the names of the newspapers are snipped off from the clipping.
 
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Oldfield's Expensive Tastes

This content was lifted from the Barney Oldfield scrapbook. Like most of the material from that source, the name of the newspaper that originally published it, as well as the date, was snipped from the clipping. The main article is very hard to read because the quality of the photocopy of this 100 year-plus newsprint article was poor. However, you can read almost every word if you have patience. I think the article has a lot of good information for anyone exploring Oldfield's life.
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Oldfield Earns $1K a Week

This content was lifted from the Barney Oldfield scrapbook. Like most of the material from that source, the name of the newspaper that originally published it, as well as the date, was snipped from the clipping. The main article is very hard to read because the quality of the photocopy of this 100 year-plus newsprint article was poor.
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Broadway Barney

This content was lifted from the Barney Oldfield scrapbook. Like most of the material from that source, the name of the newspaper that originally published it, as well as the date, was snipped from the clipping. This is a collection of eight articles and all appear to be from 1906.
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Oldfield Rail Car & AAA Champion Quote

This content was lifted from the Barney Oldfield scrapbook. Like most of the material from that source, the name of the newspaper that originally published it, as well as the date, was snipped from the clipping. This is a collection of five articles and all appear to be from 1906.
 
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Oldfield Offered $7K for Vanderbilt Racer

This content was lifted from the Barney Oldfield scrapbook. Like most of the material from that source, the name of the newspaper that originally published it, as well as the date, was snipped from the clipping. This collection is two brief articles.
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