T. J. Kirkpatrick, President of the League of American Wheelmen, with Velocipede, circa 1889
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Artifact Overview
Thomas J. Kirkpatrick of Springfield, Ohio, was elected president of the League of American Wheelmen (LAW) in 1887 and 1888. LAW promoted the benefits of cycling and advocated for the creation of better roads. Kirkpatrick would go on to patent a bicycle saddle in the late 1890s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1885
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.18.44.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Width: 5.25 in
Inscriptions
Typewritten on label on front: PRESIDENT. T.J. Kirkpatrick, Springfield, Ohio. / J. KIRKPATRICK. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO [cut off]
Handwritten in ink on back: Prominent L.A.W. / official in the 1880's / also inventor
Stamp on back: ABBOT BASSETT, SECRETARY, L.A.W. / 221 COLUMBUS AVE., BOSTON, MASS.
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