The Start of a Bicycle Race, circa 1890
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Five cyclists await the starter's gun atop their safety bicycles in this 1890s photograph. By the early 1890s, the safety was outpacing its high-wheel forerunner. Cycling enthusiasts would abandon high wheelers and set new records on faster-racing safeties.
Five cyclists await the starter's gun atop their safety bicycles in this 1890s photograph. By the early 1890s, the safety was outpacing its high-wheel forerunner. Cycling enthusiasts would abandon high wheelers and set new records on faster-racing safeties.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1890
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.18.38.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 4.5 in
Width: 3.5 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten on back: Race start / about 1890
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