Boston Bicycle Club Members, 1879
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Artifact Overview
In 1878, a group of cycling enthusiast formed the Boston Bicycle Club, the first in the United States. The group promoted cycling and its benefits. A year later, the group organized the Wheel Around the Hub, a two-day, 100-mile bicycle journey around Boston, Massachusetts. Nearly forty men participated, including leading bicycle manufacturer Colonel Albert A. Pope.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
September 1879
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
30.1664.1.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 13 in
Width: 14 in
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