Cyclist Albert Schock Seated on Bicycle With Floral Tribute, circa 1890

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Artifact Overview

Albert Schock poses astride his bicycle in this early-1890s photograph. Schock competed in six-day races in the 1880s and 1890s. He set an American record atop a high-wheel machine in 1886, but switched to safety bicycles when they proved to be faster. Six-day races lasted up to eighteen hours a day for one week, with no racing on Sunday.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1890

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

95.104.7

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11.5 in
Width: 10.75 in

Cyclist Albert Schock Seated on Bicycle With Floral Tribute, circa 1890