cyclist

From Flickr: “Ambrotype of two cyclists and their early safety bicycles, last 1880s” by whatsthatpicture

As far as I know these are safety bicycles probably from the late 1880s. That’s pretty late for an ambrotype, especially so as it appears to be an American image – at first I thought it was a map, but actually it’s a copy of The New York Herald. No Read More →

From Flickr: “Cyclist, in Swansea area.” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

Next week kicks off Bike to Work month. In celebration, we hope to share some of the cylcing-related pictures and ephemera from our Digital Archive. This week’s contribution is a young cyclist from the Swansea neighbourhood. Her picture was taken around 1900, when cycling conferred a new freedom on women Read More →