"How to Fix Your Bicycle"

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Artifact Overview

During the 1970s, some people who wanted to avoid gas price increases and the harmful environmental impacts of automobiles opted to ride bicycles. At the time, many considered bicycling to be an alternative, counterculture form of transportation, as reflected on this book cover.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1972

Subject Date

1972

Creator Notes

Written by Helen Garvy, published by the Shire Press.

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

91.147.17

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Leslie A. and Cynthia R. Miller.

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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