Man with a Columbia High-Wheel Bicycle, 1883
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An unidentified cyclist poses with an 1883 Expert Columbia high wheeler. The machine was made by the Pope Manufacturing Company of Boston, Massachusetts -- America's leading bicycle manufacturer at the time. Their bicycles incorporated many innovations such as steel-tube-frame construction, ball bearings, and wire wheels with rubber tires. These improvements made the bicycle a popular recreational and sporting machine -- especially among athletic young men.
An unidentified cyclist poses with an 1883 Expert Columbia high wheeler. The machine was made by the Pope Manufacturing Company of Boston, Massachusetts -- America's leading bicycle manufacturer at the time. Their bicycles incorporated many innovations such as steel-tube-frame construction, ball bearings, and wire wheels with rubber tires. These improvements made the bicycle a popular recreational and sporting machine -- especially among athletic young men.
Artifact
Cabinet photograph
Date Made
1883
Subject Date
1883
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.18.16.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.438 in
Width: 4.188 in
Inscriptions
Photographer's imprint on back: FROM / CHAS. T. POMEROY'S / STUDIO, / CRESCENT GALLERY / NO. 18 / WEST MAIN ST. / ROCHESTER, N.Y. / DUPLICATES FURNISHED. Handwritten on back: Expert Columbia / Bicycle 1883 model / made by / Pope Mfg. Co. / Boston & Hartford
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