Sprint Rider Arthur A. Zimmerman at a Bicycling Time Trial, circa 1895

Artifact Overview

Arthur Augustus Zimmerman was one of the world's greatest cyclists in the early years of bicycle racing history. This image shows Zimmerman preparing for a time trial at an outdoor track in Waltham, Massachusetts. Two riders on a tandem, seen on the inside lane, paced Zimmerman during the trial.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1895

Collection Title

Research Center General Photograph Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

86.18.40.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4.5 in
Width: 6.5 in

Inscriptions

Handwritten in black ink, on front: Waltham, about 1895 Handwritten in ink on back: Arthur A. Zimmerman one of the greatest of all time, being paced in a time trial by A. B. Rich & one other, on tandem, about 1895.

Keywords	Photographic prints Photographs Bicycle racing Zimmerman, Arthur Augustus, 1869-1936 Rich, A. B. Bicycles Spectators (Event observers) Tandem bicycles Time trials