Messenger boys with bicycles outside Adams Express Company – Historic Print
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Step back in time with Messenger boys with bicycles outside Adams Express Company, a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Messenger boys with bicycles outside Adams Express Company
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Adams Express Company, a freight and parcel delivery firm, relied on young messenger boys who pedaled bicycles through city streets to carry packages and written messages between offices, stations and customers. Bicycles were an efficient choice for this work in the 1890s, when the "safety bicycle" with its chain drive and equal-sized wheels had made riding practical for ordinary workers, not just wealthy hobbyists. The image shows the riders gathered in front of the company's building, their machines lined up beside them, a glimpse of how bicycles became working tools as well as recreation.
| Original scan | 5,000 × 3,540 px · prints to 17 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 03730u A typical group of Postal |
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