https://www.dhomeka.dhomeka.vtlibraries.net/files/original/729b3336402456d5a1b8c1559aff7724.jpg 1b2c98380e7ee3dd5065e42f1e4ef4ba Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource First page of the story. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Floyd-First-Race https://www.dhomeka.dhomeka.vtlibraries.net/files/original/bcb94a521883ecf60049b25eb96a430e.jpg 5296c739ec6e935c012656f966b3c4cd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource End of article Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context First-floyd-race-cont Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Virginia Speedways Subject The topic of the resource Racetracks (Automobile racing) Stock car racing Description An account of the resource News articles, advertisements, and ephemera about historic speedways in Virginia. The research and collection are continuing. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Brian Katen Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Virginia and neighboring states frequented by Virginia drivers. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newsprint Text Any textual data included in the document Newspaper story Neatline Time Date Date used for Neatline Time. Date must include Y M D without qualifiers. Format is June 1, 2014, 1 June 2014, or 2014-06-01. A forward slash between two dates makes a range. June 3, 1954 Provenance Collection history, including the current collection and previous collections that should receive credit. DeHart Collection Brian Katen Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Huge Crowd Attends First Races at Floyd Speedway; Bill Meyers Wins Sportsmen's, Joe Hill Cops Amateur Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Floyd Press Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Floyd Speedway, Floyd, Virginia GNIS Latitude: 36.9273552 GNIS Longitude: -80.320605 <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/SSoUA">Google Maps</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 3, 1954 Description An account of the resource Article about the Inaugural race of the Floyd Speedway Subject The topic of the resource Floyd Speedway (Floyd, Va.) Racetracks (Automobile racing)--Virginia--Floyd Stock car racing--Virginia--Floyd Automobile racing drivers NASCAR racing Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Floyd Press Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Floyd Press, June 3, 1954, pp. 1 and 5. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyrighted material—for Virginia Tech educational use only. Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Floyd-first-race Floyd-first-race-con't Bill Myers Chester Rakes Curtis Turner Dorn Williams Floyd Speedway Floyd VA Glen Wood Joe Hill Johnny Dodson Joyce Mitchell newspaper articles newspaper clippings newspapers P.L. Shelor racetracks S.D. (Durward) Rakes speedways Turner DeHart