From LA to Phoenix - 1914
Twenty-two files document the Los Angeles to Phoenix off-road race of 1914. The winner was Barney Oldfield in the Stutz racer he also drove to fifth place in the 1914 Indianapolis 500. Other top drivers in the race included Louis Chevrolet, Cliff Durant, Louis Nikrent.

Cactus Derby Finish

This is another collection of articles from Barney Oldfield's scrapbook. Like most of the articles in the scrapbook, the name of the publication has been snipped off the clipping. However, the date associated with the article about the finish of the 1914 Los Angeles to Phoenix Cactus Derby is intact, and it is November 12, 1914.
 
Needles, Prescott and Phoenix

This is another collection of articles from Barney Oldfield's personal scrapbook. Again, as with almost all the articles, the names of the newspapers are snipped from the clipping. There are two main articles in this collection. One is in poor condition, but if you use the zoom feature and are patient, you can get through. This article provides good detail on the first leg (the race was conducted over three days) from Los Angeles to Needles, where the racers spent the night. There was also a stop in Barstow along the way in this first leg.
Cactus Derby Start

This content includes two articles obtained through the Barney Oldfield scrapbook. The name of the newspaper was snipped off the clipping, but there is a November 9, 1914 date associated with the content.
 
Final Leg: Prescott to Phoenix

Another item from Barney Oldfield's personal scrapbook, the origin of this article is unknown because the name of the publication was snipped from the clipping. The article describes the start of the final leg of the 696-mile 1914 Los Angeles to Phoenix "Cactus Derby." This last day of the three-day grind started in Prescott, Arizona, where the racers had spent the night.
Oldfield Wins Cactus Derby

This is another item I pulled from Barney Oldfield's personal scrapbook on the 1914 Los Angeles to Phoenix Cactus Derby. As with most of the content from the scrapbook this material is pretty messy, but hang with it. The name of the publication has been snipped from the original clipping.
End of Day Two

I pulled this article from Barney Oldfield's personal scrapbook. As with most of the articles in the scrapbook the name of the newspaper is snipped from the clipping, which is unfortunate. The article is hard to read in places, but for the most part is legible.
Final Standings of 1914 Cactus Derby

This content was extracted from Barney Oldfield's scrapbook and as with most from that source the clippings have the name of the original newspaper snipped off. For researchers the single most useful piece of information is a results table presenting the final standings of the 1914 Los Angeles to Phoenix "Cactus Derby" off-road race won by Oldfield.

These files are a mix of events from different points in Barney Oldfield's career.

Barney Oldfield Wins Cactus Derby

The great Los Angeles-to-Phoenix off-road races prior to World War I were wonderful entertainment. I like to think of these events as akin to the Dakar Rallies or Baja 500s of later years. In 1914 Barney Oldfield entered his Stutz Indy Car that he drove to fifth place in that year's Indianapolis 500. Many thought he was crazy to attempt such terrain with a low-slung racer designed specifically for the Brickyard.
Oldfield Cactus Derby 15

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 were published in the same newspaper or even came from the same time period.