Cycling Collection (page 93)

Cyclists at a European Frontier on a Penny Farthing
Engraving showing two English cyclists on Penny Farthing or Ordinary bicycles reaching a Border post as they travel across Europe

Advertisement for Peter Robinsons Waterproof Cycling Capes
Advertisement for Waterproof Cycling Capes and Coats, as produced by Peter Robinson Ltd. of Oxford Street, London

Summer and Cycling Fashions for 1901
Illustration showing three costumes that The Graphic felt were suitable for the Summer, 1901. The Lady facing us wears a Simple Toilette for the Seaside or Country

Mr. S. Bancroft, Cyclist, 1896
Photograph of Mr. S. Bancroft, in his cycling clothes and with his safety bicycle, November 1896

Lady and Bicycle
A lady in long white summer dress and boater leans on her upright bicycle at the entrance to a summerhouse or grotto in the grounds of a large country house

London Traffic 1930S
A cycling salesman negotiates his way among the motor cars at Oxford Circus, central London

Tired Tandem Rider
A tired cyclist rests against a signpost, with his tandem leaning close by

Preparing the Tandem
A young couple prepare their tandem bicycle for an early morning ride, the acme of seeing England at its very best

Cycling Hijinx 1930S
Four cyclists take a break from their ride and stop at a stocks for a bit of high- spirited fun; the two chaps pelting their companions seem to be rather enjoying it

Cycle Encounter
A meeting of cycles past and present occurs when a Penny Farthing encounters a modern bicycle outside Hatton, Middlesex

Cyclists Rest at Bridge
A pair of cyclists pause at Malmsmead Bridge, which leads from Somerset into Devon, at the foot of the well-known Doone Valley

Four Cyclists 1930S
Which way shall it be? Four cycling club boys halt for a dicussion over a map

Police Cycle Proficiency
Metropolitan Police officer from the Road Safety Unit carrying out a cycling proficiency course for children on bicycles at a school

Cycling Two Abreast
Cycle not more than two abreast

Motorcycling 1930S
Two young men out on their motor cycle

Cycle Tour, Wales 1930S
Touring cyclists at the summit of Bwlchygroes, mid Wales

Ramblers on Wrynose Pass
Touring cyclists, ramblers, pausing for a breather while climbing the steep and rugged Wrynose Pass, one of the wildest parts of Langdale Valley, Westmorland, England

Boys on Bikes 1940S
Two boys, brothers, enjoy fooling around on their bicycles outside their house during World War Two

Lone Cyclist / Sussex / 1940
A gentleman and his bicycle in Sussex

Cycle Race, Germany
Race in progress in a German stadium

Cycling Costume 1895
A young woman wearing a bicycle suit the new rational cycling oufit with jacket and knee-length bloomers, is mocked by her friend

Ladies Cycling / 1892
Victorian women out for a cycle on their tricycles

Culottes on Cycles 1937
Two French ladies set off into the countryside on their tandem in appropriate clothes - tailored costume comprising a short jacquette and a jupe-culotte (divided skirt)

Cycling / Hyde Park 1900
THE TRIUMPH OF " THE WHEEL" CYCLING IN HYDE PARK, LONDON Cyclists enjoying themselves; cycling was only allowed in Hyde Park from 1895 onwards

CYCLING BY WHITE HORSE
Young men on a cycling tour of Wiltshire, England, stop to admire the famous White Horse at Westbury

Girl on a Tricycle
A Victorian girl on her tricycle

Velocar Horizontal Bike
The Velocar horizontal bicycle

Wood Green Cycle Club
The members of Wood Green (Essex) Cycle Club poise for a group photo : this is the great age of cycling, when roads are uncongested and cycling is a pleasure

Osmond on Pennyfarthing
F J Osmond, noted racing cyclist, on his machine

Thrills and Spills
Thrills and spills of a lady cyclist

Two Danish Cyclists
Two Danish women go cycling in the woods

Oxford Student on Bike
An Oxford student on her bike

Brighton / Kings Rd 1899
Cyclists of all ages and sexes pedal along Kings Road, Brighton, including an errand boy with his tricycle... the horse-riders look away with contempt

A Fair Catch
A FAIR CATCH - this lady was about to fall off her bicycle when this gentleman happened to be in a position to catch her ere she fell. She is very grateful to her rescuer

Cycling Town Crier
The Town Crier of Sidmouth, Devon, uses a tricycle to take him from one street corner to the next

Starleys Tricycle
Starleys Coventry rotary tricycle

Watching a Cycle Race
Watching a cycle race in a stadium

Bicycle with Stabilisers
A child riding a bicycle with stabilisers on it

Bike Tricks
Two boys showing off on their bikes, riding them by standing on the saddles!

BOY RACER
A smiling boy leaning on the handlebars of his racing bike

Cycling with Horses 1896
The Old Love and the New: the morning bicycle parade in Hyde Park, London, mixed in with the more traditional horse riders

Ladies Cycle in a Wood
Two ladies cycling through a wood

Girl on a Bike
Girl on a bicycle

Cycling / Draisienne / 1819
DRAISIENNE Or the pedestrians accelerator, invented by Baron Von Drais

Cycling Couple / 167
A couple cycle through the country

Jean Beraud / Artist
Jean Beraud French surwheelist artist

Entrance gate to the Citadel, Hue, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cyclists on Pirita Beach, Tallinn, Estonia, Baltic States, Europe

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