1896
Large - Special photographs - Geo - Massachusetts - Boston - Bicycle parade, 1896 - Folder 1 of 2
GUSN-180102
This is a group of men and women in parade formation for the Bicycle Parade in Boston, Massachusetts in 1896. They are wearing sashes that say "Howard" on them indicating the bicycle club they belong to. They are all standing with their bikes and some of them have flags attached indicating the club's name.
bicycles
uniforms
flags
sashes (costume accessories)
transportation
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
Boston Bicycle Parade of 1896 Reviewed from Hotel Vendome by Gov. Roger Wolcott (handwritten)
1 photograph ; 7 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches
PC001
General photographic collection
1938-02-28
PC001.02.03.TMP.026
Gift
7 1/4 x 9 1/4 (HxW)(inches)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
Wolcott, Roger, 1847-1900
Howard Bicycle Club (Boston, Mass.)
Item
Large - Special photographs - Geo - Massachusetts - Boston - Bicycle parade, 1896 - Folder 1 of 2
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