Advertising and Editorial Cartoons

These images pertain to racing. Many times the sport was criticized in editorial cartoons as excessively dangerous or disruptive to the tranquility of a community. Even more frequently automotive manufacturers proclaimed their success in advertising to appeal to customers with evidence of their superior quality products.

Oldfield Cooper 1903

This is an editorial cartoon placed in the June 26, 1903 Fort Wayne Sentinel to promote a match race between Barney Oldfield and his buddy, Tom Cooper.

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