Peter Drobach [on bike] 12/5/12 (LOC)
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Peter Drobach [on bike] 12/5/12
12/5/1912 (date created or published later by Bain)
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
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Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Cycling
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.11029
Call Number: LC-B2- 2464-1
Source: Flickr Commons
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Peter Drobach [on bike] 12/5/12
12/5/1912 (date created or published later by Bain)
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Cycling
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.11029
Call Number: LC-B2- 2464-1
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Owner: The Library of CongressSource: Flickr Commons
Views: 17209
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Dawn Endico
Found references to him as a bicycle racer in the New York Times archive during 1910's.
cyclotourist
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Bicycle, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
OneDayasRobot
great! ^^
subabu2000
Hey, that's my grandfather!
karebareg
That's my grandfather:)
ashe374
that's my great-grandfather!
Michael Neubert
A search in chroniclingamerica.loc.gov will uncover mentions of Drobach winning, placing high, or participating in many races from 1908 through 1922 - a fairly long career. Road racing was not common - over this period the kind of bicycle racing that was popular varied somewhat over time and Drobach seems to have been able to do well in many types, including motor-paced cycle racing (drafting at high speed behind a motorcycle), relatively short distance races in velodromes, and six-day bicycle races in venues such as Madison Square Garden. This head-on photo doesn't allow much appreciation of the bicycle he was on, but it would have been a single speed track back, which is probably all he ever rode in competition. A bicycle such as that, with no gears or brakes, could be built at a low weight (no heavier than a present day road bike made of carbon fiber) but sufficiently strong. The rider could have the gearing changed to suit the type of race. Occasionally one can find a photograph like this in a newspaper in Chronicling America but I don't see this one.
Melissa (LOC P&P)
Thanks for the information! We will update our records to note that Peter Drobach was a professional track cyclist who was active between 1908 and 1922.