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- Bicycle Racer C. S. Merrill and Starter, circa 1898 - Cyclist, C. S. Merrill, and his starter pose for this photograph taken in the late 1890s. In addition to racing throughout the country, Merrill worked and sold bicycles for a number of companies.
- circa 1898
- Collections - Artifact
Bicycle Racer C. S. Merrill and Starter, circa 1898
Cyclist, C. S. Merrill, and his starter pose for this photograph taken in the late 1890s. In addition to racing throughout the country, Merrill worked and sold bicycles for a number of companies.
- Carriage outside Wayside Inn, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1884-1890 - An 1862 stay at the old Howe Tavern in Sudbury, Massachusetts, inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's popular poem <em>Tales of a Wayside Inn</em>. The former stagecoach stop continued to operate as a boarding house but soon began to attract tourists. Literary fans and curious travelers arrived eager to experience what they called "Longfellow's Wayside Inn" for themselves.
- 1884-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Carriage outside Wayside Inn, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1884-1890
An 1862 stay at the old Howe Tavern in Sudbury, Massachusetts, inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's popular poem Tales of a Wayside Inn. The former stagecoach stop continued to operate as a boarding house but soon began to attract tourists. Literary fans and curious travelers arrived eager to experience what they called "Longfellow's Wayside Inn" for themselves.
- Fred J. Titus on Safety Bicycle, circa 1895 - Frederick J. Titus is pictured in an eye-catching striped athletic uniform in this cabinet photograph from the 1890s. Titus was a professional bicycle racer and at one time raced for A. B. Spalding and Brothers, a large sporting goods company.
- circa 1895
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Fred J. Titus on Safety Bicycle, circa 1895
Frederick J. Titus is pictured in an eye-catching striped athletic uniform in this cabinet photograph from the 1890s. Titus was a professional bicycle racer and at one time raced for A. B. Spalding and Brothers, a large sporting goods company.
- Bicycle Racer George C. Smith, circa 1895 - George C. Smith poses atop a bicycle in this studio photograph. Smith was a racer who held the quarter-mile record for a time in 1894. This photograph -- an image he could give to friends or perhaps one his fans could purchase -- is stamped with his name on the back, along with later notations.
- circa 1895
- Collections - Artifact
Bicycle Racer George C. Smith, circa 1895
George C. Smith poses atop a bicycle in this studio photograph. Smith was a racer who held the quarter-mile record for a time in 1894. This photograph -- an image he could give to friends or perhaps one his fans could purchase -- is stamped with his name on the back, along with later notations.
- People outside Wayside Inn, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1884-1890 - An 1862 stay at the old Howe Tavern in Sudbury, Massachusetts, inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's popular poem <em>Tales of a Wayside Inn</em>. The former stagecoach stop continued to operate as a boarding house but soon began to attract tourists. Literary fans and curious travelers arrived eager to experience what they called "Longfellow's Wayside Inn" for themselves.
- 1884-1890
- Collections - Artifact
People outside Wayside Inn, South Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1884-1890
An 1862 stay at the old Howe Tavern in Sudbury, Massachusetts, inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's popular poem Tales of a Wayside Inn. The former stagecoach stop continued to operate as a boarding house but soon began to attract tourists. Literary fans and curious travelers arrived eager to experience what they called "Longfellow's Wayside Inn" for themselves.