"How to Fix Your Bicycle"

Summary

During the 1970s, some people who wanted to avoid the gas price increases and the harmful environmental impact of automobiles could opt to ride a bicycle. Many considered bicycling an alternative, counterculture form of transportation at the time, as reflected in this book cover.

During the 1970s, some people who wanted to avoid the gas price increases and the harmful environmental impact of automobiles could opt to ride a bicycle. Many considered bicycling an alternative, counterculture form of transportation at the time, as reflected in this book cover.

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1972

Subject Date

1972

Creators

Garvy, Helen 

Shire Press 

Place of Creation

United States, California, San Francisco 

Creator Notes

Written by Helen Garvy, published by the Shire Press.

Collection Title

Book Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

91.147.17

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Orange (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in

Width: 5.375 in

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