The man on the left roller was the famos Charles “Mile-a-Minute” Murphy from Brooklyn, New York. In 1887 he was the first roller racer of the world in Philadelphia.
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He was being the first man ever to ride a bicycle for one mile in less than a minute in 1899.
This achievement was achieved by following an LIRR train car from Farmingdale to Babylon on Long Island.
… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile-a-Minute_Murphy
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