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Raymond Bykes: 1911
Submitted by Ken on Sat, 06/09/2007 - 4:17pm.
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Raymond Bykes, Western Union No. 23, Norfolk Va. Said he was fourteen. Works until after one a.m. every night. He is precocious and not a little "tough." Has been here at this office for only three months, but he already knows the Red Light District thoroughly and goes there constantly. He told me he often sleeps down at the Bay Line boat docks all night. Several times I saw his mother hanging around the office, but she seemed more concerned about getting his pay envelope than anything else. Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1911. View full image
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Short inseam, big bike
Submitted by Fixer on Tue, 01/15/2008 - 9:57pm.
Check his inseam vs the distance from the pedals to the top tube.
re: pedal as kick stand
Submitted by Knut on Sun, 06/10/2007 - 2:38am.
In my country, locks are necessary. Things have changed for the better.
Bykes?
Submitted by christheprofessor on Sat, 06/09/2007 - 9:42pm.
Why do I get the impression that "Bykes" is not the kid's real name?
pedal/kick stand
Submitted by Cyclelicious on Sat, 06/09/2007 - 9:21pm.
We do the same thing now with the pedals on the curb. For utilitarian bikes kickstands are also back in favor.
pedal as kick stand
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 06/09/2007 - 8:33pm.
Note how the bike in the middle is being held upright by leaning on a pedal -- I remember practicing for hours, trying to position the pedal just right so the bike would do that. Where I lived in the 1950's, it wasn't cool to use a kick stand. What to people use now?
The Bicycle
Submitted by Gary on Sat, 06/09/2007 - 5:42pm.
Bicycle design and geometry hasn't changed much in a 100 years.
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