Young Men with High-Wheel Bicycles and Safety Bicycle, circa 1885
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Bicycles were very popular for recreation in the late nineteenth century, especially after the invention of the "safety bicycle," whose equally sized wheels made accidents much less likely. But the earlier high-wheeled "ordinaries" had nonetheless been a favorite of bicycle clubs and young people in search of leisure adventures. This photograph features riders of both types of bicycles.
Bicycles were very popular for recreation in the late nineteenth century, especially after the invention of the "safety bicycle," whose equally sized wheels made accidents much less likely. But the earlier high-wheeled "ordinaries" had nonetheless been a favorite of bicycle clubs and young people in search of leisure adventures. This photograph features riders of both types of bicycles.
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Subject Date
circa 1885
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.18.3.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 in
Length: 3.5 in
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