L.A.W. Bicycle Race--The start – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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L.A.W. Bicycle Race--The start
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The start of a League of American Wheelmen race, captured around 1890 by Niagara Falls photographer George Barker, shows the riders gathered at the line. The L.A.W., founded in 1880, promoted cycling as a respectable sport and pushed for better roads, and its races drew crowds during the years when the safety bicycle was replacing the older high-wheeled machine. Barker issued his views as stereo cards, which were meant to be viewed through a stereoscope to create a sense of depth.
| Created / published | Niagara Falls, N.Y. : Geo. Barker, c1890. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Notes | 27770V U.S. Copyright Office. Stereo copyrighted by George Barker. Title from item. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,107 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-111660 |
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