Springfield Bicycle Club--Bicycle Camp-Exhibition & Tournament, Springfield, Mass, U.S.A., Sept. 18, 19, 20, 1883 / lith. of Milton Bradley, & Co., Springfield, Mass. – 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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Springfield Bicycle Club--Bicycle Camp-Exhibition & Tournament, Springfield, Mass, U.S.A., Sept. 18, 19, 20, 1883 / lith. of Milton Bradley, & Co., Springfield, Mass. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Springfield Bicycle Club--Bicycle Camp-Exhibition & Tournament, Springfield, Mass, U.S.A., Sept. 18, 19, 20, 1883 / lith. of Milton Bradley, & Co., Springfield, Mass.
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The lithograph advertises a three-day Springfield Bicycle Club gathering held September 18 to 20, 1883, in Springfield, Massachusetts, combining a bicycle camp, an exhibition, and a racing tournament. Milton Bradley & Co., the Springfield firm better known for its board games, printed it, which shows how the company's lithography work extended beyond games. In the early 1880s the bicycle craze was at its height, and clubs like this one brought riders together to show off machines, compete in races, and enjoy the camaraderie of the road. The image is a useful record of how cycling was promoted as a leisure pursuit in that period.
| Created / published | 1883 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1880-1890.Lithographs Color 1880-1890. |
| Subjects | Bicycles & tricycles--Massachusetts--Springfield--1880-1890. Bicycle racing--Massachusetts--Springfield--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,241 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-127367 |
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