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A Velocipede of Fifty Years Ago

Date: 03 06 1869
Description: Engraved image of a man in a top hat and tails riding a velocipede. Another rider is in the background.
Magazine or Periodical

Scene in a Velocipede Riding School, New York City

Date: 02 13 1869
Description: Engraved image of several men attempting to ride velocipedes in a large open, interior space. Many have fallen or are struggling with balance.
Magazine or Periodical

The Velocipede Mania — What It May Come To!

Date: 05 01 1869
Description: Humorous engraved image showing a street scene crowded with people riding bicycles. In the background are businesses identified as J. Shanks Livery Stable,...
Magazine or Periodical

Pneumatic Masthead

Date: 1896
Description: Masthead of the bicycling journal Pneumatic.
Magazine or Periodical

The American Velocipede

Date: 1886
Description: Engraved image from a sketch by Theodore Davis showing four men bicycling.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

American Velocipede Advertisement

Date: 03 1869
Description: Engraved image of a man riding an American Improved Velocipede.
Book or Pamphlet

Massey-Harris Company Pamphlet

Date: 1897
Description: Front and back cover, and two inside pages of a small pamphlet with text and illustrations in blue ink. The front has a small illustration of a man wearing...
Drawing

6 Day Bike Race - 1878

Date: 1878
Description: Illustration of a crowd watching bicyclists on penny-farthings, who are racing around a track inside a tent. Below illustration is the text "From the Priva...

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