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Weishaar
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The Library of Congress Weishaar I claim no rights to this image just the colorization. Title Weishaar Winner 100 mi. race, Norton, Kan. Oct. 22, 14. Time 2 hr. 1 1/2 min. World record. Summary Photograph shows portrait of racing champion Ray Weishaar on motorcycle. Contributor Names Reed, Charles E., 1869-1933, photographer. Created / Published c1914 October 27. Subject Headings - Weishaar, Lawrence Ray,--1890-1924 - World records--1910-1920 - Motorcyclists--1910-1920 - Motorcycles--1910-1920 - Motorcycle racing--1910-1920 Format Headings Photographic prints--1910-1920. Genre Photographic prints--1910-1920 Notes - J197072 U.S. Copyright Office. - Title from item. - Copyright Reed, Norton, Kansas. - Annenberg batch 8 Medium 1 photographic print. Call Number/Physical Location SSF - Motorcycles [item] [P&P] Repository Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print Digital Id ppmsca 49550 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.49550 ds 00195 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ds.00195 cph 3b03344 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b03344 Library of Congress Control Number 2011645272 Reproduction Number LC-DIG-ppmsca-49550 (digital file from original) LC-DIG-ds-00195 (digital file from original photographic print) LC-USZ62-55457 (b&w film copy neg.) Rights Advisory No known restrictions on publication. Online Format image Description Photograph shows portrait of racing champion Ray Weishaar on motorcycle. LCCN Permalink https://lccn.loc.gov/2011645272 Additional Metadata Formats MARCXML Record MODS Record Dublin Core Record Part of... Library of Congress Online Catalog (756,248) Prints and Photographs Division (1,091,256) Format Photo, Print, Drawing Contributors Reed, Charles E. Dates 1914 Language English Subjects Motorcycle Racing Motorcycles Motorcyclists Photographic Prints Weishaar, Lawrence Ray World Records

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::casechaser
10/03/17 5:55 PM GMT
Love this picture, love the history of motorcycles and their development. Wish I could still ride them.
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::Nikoneer
10/03/17 6:29 PM GMT
That's an average of 82 mph for this fellow; pretty darn fast for 1914. In my past career I worked on numerous articles about autos and early touring in the teens of the past century, and the terrible condition of the roads at that time did not encourage high speed. Race fans would have been astounded by 82 mph. Consider then, what their response might be to seeing people today, riding the interstate highways on their "crotch rockets" at speeds so fast that the cars driving at 70 mph or more look like they're parked.

-Nik
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::corngrowth
10/03/17 8:13 PM GMT
Rob, when one considers the era in which the original image was taken, Mr. Weishaar was riding a 'rocket', ☺ . Hard to imagine now that this 'daredevil' with a not that sophisticated motorbike could achieve a for this time extraordinary speed.
Your way of editing/colorization gives the image even more dynamics when compared with the original version, but meanwhile I'm not amazed anymore by your skills, my friend. Always great!
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::tigger3
10/03/17 11:02 PM GMT
Oh such a wonderful remake of this old image, and what a piece of history, marvelous post. tigs=^..^=
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::ryzst
10/04/17 1:31 AM GMT
Another intriguing image. You put some life back into those long gone cheeks. Having owned a motorcycle of my own, the death machine he sits on makes me cringe. His death at the age of 33, and then the death a few months later of the guy he'd been racing, led to some attempts to make bikes safer, but speed sells.

And Nikoneer, while driving at about 70 mph on one of our local freeways, I watched a group of riders on cafe racers block the fast lane so that one guy could pull a wheelie and see how far he could go. The one I watched stayed up for at least half a mile, but no crash. He may have had a death wish, but he was good. Just another Darwin Award winner in the making though.

Speaking of crazy, have you seen this video? Dramamine is recommended.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XihQeZpwqpE
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::jerseygurl
10/04/17 2:55 AM GMT
Mr. Weishaar was quite the speed demon of his day and kudos for him in setting the world record in 1914 - He looks so proud as he should be - again, Rob, great work on this image!!!!! I thought that bike might be a Harley. From Wikipedia: He rode for the Harley-Davidson 'Wrecking Crew,' and helped to popularize the nickname 'hog' in reference to Harley-Davidson by carrying the team's mascot, a small pig, around on victory laps.
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.icedancer
10/11/17 11:45 PM GMT
Good to see a fellow among your fabulous restore technique - he sure looks happy on the motorcycle
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