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School children swarmed around Barney Oldfield for autographs

 

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Title:
School children swarmed around Barney Oldfield for autographs
Date of Original:
1933-1934
Identifier:
COP_17_0001_00016_016.tif
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3j678x0w
Type:
Image
Caption:
Your Autograph, Mr. Oldfield! That was the cry at the Chrysler Motors' World's Fair track Thursday when thousands of school children swarmed around Barney Oldfield, famed race driver, and demanded autographs. Thousands of lucky youngsters got the coveted signature.


Rights:
In copyright
Access:
Public access

Subject--Topic
Racing automobiles
Racetracks
Subject--Name:
Oldfield, Barney, 1878-1946

Photographer:
Kaufmann & Fabry Co.

Form:
Photographs
Color:
Black and white
Extent:
7.5 x 9.5 in.

Collection Information


Collection:
Century of Progress records
Show more details:
Series:
Series 17: Iconographics
Box:
1
Folder:
16
Repository:
University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Repository Collection Type:
Manuscript Collections
Repository Location:
Richard J. Daley Library

Acknowledgements


Acknowledgements
Funded by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awarded by the Illinois State Library under Jesse White
Secretary of State.

Geographic Information

Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)