FYC

afrormosia:

“Ingersoll family members on bicycles; Bessie Ingersoll far left,” circa 1900.

(Minnesota Historical Society, Negative no. 96617.)

afrormosia:

“Cyclists competing in a two mile miss and out race at Winter Show Grounds, Wellington. Photograph taken ca 1930s by E T Robson, Courteney Place, Wellington.”

(Interesting to note some of the riders are wearing hairnet helmets.)

(National Library of New Zealand/Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, PAColl-0037-07-001.)

afrormosia:

“Group of cyclists from the West Coast region, with a mixture of penny farthing and early safety bicycles, photographed, probably in the 1890s, by James Ring of Greymouth.”

(An interesting group from the transitional period between ordinaries and safety bicycles. Some of the riders have caps with what looks like a club badge on them, while others are wearing hats. For what it’s worth, none of the safeties seem to have pneumatic tires. It would be fascinating to know what sort of debates and/or rivalries went on between the riders of the two different types of bicycles at this time.)

(National Library of New Zealand/Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, 1/1-027054-G.)

pelz:

gas mask by alvaro tapia hidalgo on Flickr.

Steampunk