Four Cyclists, Two with High-Wheel Bicycles, circa 1885
THF207836 / Four Cyclists, Two with High-Wheel Bicycles, circa 1885
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Artifact Overview
A group of four cyclists leisurely pose for a photograph. The men are probably racers at a bicycle meet since they are wearing racing togs or uniforms. The names of the two identified cyclists, Sidney B. Bowman and H. J. Hall, appear in sports columns of the 1880s and 90s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Cabinet photograph
Subject Date
circa 1885
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.18.33.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.188 in
Width: 4.188 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in black ink on back:
Racing cyclists of late 80's / Figure at left #1, Sidney B. / Bowman of New York / - #2 H.J. Hall, New York
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