Start of a High-Wheel Bicycle Race, circa 1886
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Artifact Overview
American bicycle racing flourished in the late 19th century -- first with the high-wheel "ordinary" machines, then with the same-sized wheel "safeties". This photograph shows seven athletes atop their high-wheel bicycles prepared for the start of a race. Spectators press up against the rails at this local track to watch and encourage their favorite cyclist.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1886
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.18.49.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Albumen process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.125 in
Width: 8.25 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in ink on back: about 1886 / 1- A.B. Rich, New York / 2- W.E. Christ Washington D.C. / 4- D. Edgar Hunter, Salem, Mass
Blue and white label on back side reads: LEAGUE OF AMERICAN WHEELMEN / ABBOT BASSETT, Secretary- Treasurer, / 221 Columbus Ave. Boston, Mass.
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