Thomas Sheridan, Professional Bicyclist, circa 1890

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Artifact Overview

Thomas F. Sheridan was a cyclist and active in the League of American Wheelmen. He served as vice president of that organization in the 1890s. League members were early advocates of good roads and the rights of cyclists.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Cabinet photograph

Subject Date

circa 1890

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

86.18.23.1

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: 6.5 in
Width: 4.188 in

Inscriptions

Front: THOMAS SHERIDAN. CHICAGO Photographer's imprint on front and back: Halliday & Kessberger / 121 1/2 WEST SIDE SQUARE / SPRINGFIELD, ILLS. Stamps on back: FROM "GOOD ROADS," / POTTER BUILDING, / NEW YORK, N.Y. ABBOT BASSETT, / SECRETARY, L.A.W. / 221 COLUMBUS AVE., / BOSTON, MASS.