L.A.W. Bulletin and Good Roads Magazine for July 8, 1898
THF207011 / L.A.W. Bulletin and Good Roads Magazine for July 8, 1898
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Artifact Overview
The League of American Wheelmen produced a weekly journal to promote good roads, and to highlight other issues of interest to American cyclists. This typical issue, from July 1898, contained news about the organization and its members. The journal also provided tour and safety information, poems, snapshots, and a host of bicycle advertisements for readers to enjoy.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Magazine (Periodical)
Date Made
08 July 1898
Subject Date
08 July 1898
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Edited and published by Sterling Elliott, Boston, Massachusetts, for the League of American Wheelmen.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
87.12.10.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of G. Donald Adams.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.75 in
Width: 7.75 in
Length: 0.125 in
Inscriptions
On front cover: THE / BULLETIN / AND / GOOD ROADS / OFFICIAL ORGAN / OF THE LEAGUE OF / AMERICAN / WHEELMAN / VOL. XXVIII. / Boston, July 8, 1898 / Number 2
On page 29 text reads in part: THE L.A.W. Bulletin / AND Good Roads
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SetLeague of American Wheelmen
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In the late 1800s, cyclists faced many challenges. Poor road conditions made travel difficult, and even on passable roads, cyclists found themselves unwanted. Wagon and carriage drivers thought bicycles and bicyclists frightened their horses, while others believed cyclists posed a danger to pedestrians. In 1880, several cycling clubs formed the League of American Wheelmen to advocate for bicyclists' rights.