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- Boston Bicycle Club on Anniversary of "Wheel Around the Hub," Boston, Massachusetts, 1894 - Local Boston bicycle clubs organized annual tours called Wheel Around the Hub. The original tour, held in 1879, traveled one hundred miles around Boston, Massachusetts. In this photograph, taken in 1894, club members pose on the curb in front of a house along the route. Those making this anniversary run included members from the original tour.
- September 01, 1894
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Boston Bicycle Club on Anniversary of "Wheel Around the Hub," Boston, Massachusetts, 1894
Local Boston bicycle clubs organized annual tours called Wheel Around the Hub. The original tour, held in 1879, traveled one hundred miles around Boston, Massachusetts. In this photograph, taken in 1894, club members pose on the curb in front of a house along the route. Those making this anniversary run included members from the original tour.
- Boston Bicycle Club, Readville, Massachusetts, 1879 - 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.
- September 11, 1879
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Boston Bicycle Club, Readville, Massachusetts, 1879
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.
- Boston Bicycle Club on Anniversary of "Wheel Around the Hub," Boston, Massachusetts, 1894 - Local Boston bicycle clubs organized annual tours called Wheel Around the Hub. The one pictured here took place in 1894. The original tour, held in 1879, traveled one hundred miles around Boston, Massachusetts, with cyclists pedaling high-wheel bicycles. Fifteen years later, club members were riding Rover-style "safety" bikes as seen in this photograph.
- September 15, 1894
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Boston Bicycle Club on Anniversary of "Wheel Around the Hub," Boston, Massachusetts, 1894
Local Boston bicycle clubs organized annual tours called Wheel Around the Hub. The one pictured here took place in 1894. The original tour, held in 1879, traveled one hundred miles around Boston, Massachusetts, with cyclists pedaling high-wheel bicycles. Fifteen years later, club members were riding Rover-style "safety" bikes as seen in this photograph.
- Annual Meeting of "Wheel Around the Hub" at Cobb's Tavern, Canton, Massachusetts, circa 1907 - The Wheel Around the Hub was an event that brought cyclists together for a two-day tour around Boston, Massachusetts. The first event took place in 1879 with about forty cyclists accompanied by a couple of horse-drawn vehicles carrying an artist and the cyclists' supplies. As time progressed, as seen in this ca. 1907 photograph, automobiles transported those not touring by bicycle.
- circa 1907
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Annual Meeting of "Wheel Around the Hub" at Cobb's Tavern, Canton, Massachusetts, circa 1907
The Wheel Around the Hub was an event that brought cyclists together for a two-day tour around Boston, Massachusetts. The first event took place in 1879 with about forty cyclists accompanied by a couple of horse-drawn vehicles carrying an artist and the cyclists' supplies. As time progressed, as seen in this ca. 1907 photograph, automobiles transported those not touring by bicycle.