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From Flickr: “Wanderer’s Bicycle Club” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

A composite photograph taken in 1884, the Wanderer’s Bicycle Club is depicted in front of the Queen’s Park fountain (University Ave, Toronto). The Toronto Daily Mail described one of their trips to Hamilton, August 16, 1883: “As customary to this club, they wandered in small parties into that city, (…) Read More →

From Flickr: “Cycling Club, Swansea area” by Toronto Public Library Special Collections

This is a group portrait of the Swansea cycling club in about 1900. A decade earlier, technological advances (chain drive, pneumatic tire) had made bicycles much safer. New mass-manufacturing processes also meant that almost everyone could afford a bike. Social cycling clubs such as this one were strong advocates for Read More →

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