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- Lake Worth: 1908
- ... the trees on the left side of the walk.
Favorite Bike Trail When I lived in WPB I used to ride on the Lake Trail regularly. ... Posted by Dave - 07/29/2012 - 8:14pm -
- King Street: 1921
- ... be a Douglas, or maybe even a Scott, an early water-cooled bike.
Harley Model 20 Great bike! It's got the longitudinally oriented opposed twin engine, but it's not a ... Posted by Dave - 04/06/2013 - 1:47pm -
- Cross-Country: 1915
- ... If it got to bad you could get out and push/pull the bike where a car needed a team of horses to get it out. Still, it makes my ... Posted by Dave - 04/06/2013 - 1:50pm -
- Freddy and Harley: 1922
- ... ubiquitous Ford T in the background. I love it!
The bike has a very interesting arrangement for the chain drive. The center ... Posted by Dave - 04/06/2013 - 1:57pm -
- A Day at the Races: 1918
- ... Clearly I don't understand what's going on here.
The bike, the bike! The cars are great but my eyes naturally go straight to the Indian in ... Posted by Dave - 09/12/2011 - 1:22pm -
- Bicycles, Cadillacs: 1910
- ... Couldn't help but notice the similarities with this bike shop, still functioning in Montreal.
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- The Prize: 1921
- ... subscription-selling contest and his prize, a Mead Ranger bike. More here and here . National Photo glass negative. View full ... My only other bicycle noisemaker is a St. Christoper bike bell inscribed in Latin. Alas, St. Christoper has been relegated to ... Posted by Dave - 07/26/2012 - 9:50pm -
- Speed Racer: 1925
- ... There doesn't seem to be any braking mechanism on his bike. (Unless there is a foot brake that isn't apparent.) Also wondering what ... of the twentieth century. During WWII they made a folding bike for British Airborne paratroopers. After the war production switched to ... Posted by Dave - 07/26/2012 - 9:49pm -
- The Children's Army: 1942
- ... them as they were in '42. That would be a photo
The bike The bicycle at the bottom right gave it away for me. No tires, no ... glance thought I thought 50's or 60's until I spotted the bike. Great color for the early 40's!
DC Kids I love this picture.
... Posted by Dave - 08/05/2012 - 1:05am -
- Visitors Welcome: 1906
- ... Dave]
Creepy, but at least there is a place for your bike... I've noticed people frequently commenting on the lack of bike racks in most of these photos, despite the abundance of bicycles.
... Posted by Dave - 08/14/2012 - 12:47pm -
- Wabasha Street: 1905
- ... be to the left of the turning streetcar.
St. Paul bike law St. Paul's leaders had not banned bicycles from city street, so ... Posted by Dave - 08/13/2012 - 8:11pm -
- The Gas Menagerie: 1956
- ... rest of the "Memphis Mafia" showed up and he bought a new bike
for himself and the rest of the guys; as I remember it was an even ... Posted by Dave - 03/22/2013 - 3:51pm -
- Incognito: 1890
- ... print. View full size.
Awesome (and imposing) bike! How on Earth did you get on top of that? And how did you keep your ... but it certainly failed to conceal her gender in those bike pants.
Horsing around with a bicycle I'm pretty sure one mounts ... Posted by Dave - 09/13/2011 - 2:02pm -
- Junior Driver: 1949
- A Schwinn bike and its garage-mates circa 1949, from a set of 35mm Kodachromes I acquired ... not carbon fiber composite and Shimano parts. That bike looks as heavy as a tank too. I think when cars hit these the cars got damaged NOT the bike.
Trunk Trim The trim on the Pontiac, the car on the right, ... Posted by historic52 - 12/08/2012 - 7:25pm -
- Scooter Sk8rs: 1922
- ... more scraped knees, elbows and shins from falling off the bike which, if I stood on the ground, I could barely reach the handle bars. I ... Posted by Dave - 07/24/2012 - 9:16pm -
- Skeet's Cafe: 1942
- ... dungarees!
Late '30s Harley-Davidson VL The bike is likely a Harley VL, and it looks to be a later model (1935 or 1936) ... Posted by Dave - 04/06/2013 - 1:55pm -
- Look Out World, Here I Come
- ... 1921. " Times boy and bicycle." Winner of a Mead Ranger bike by virtue of selling 30 newspaper subscriptions. The Ranger contest was a ... excellent velo. just a bit too big for him, is all.
Bike! Yes, I too want that bike!
Little Rascal It's Weezer!
... Posted by Dave - 07/26/2012 - 9:49pm -
- Klim to Go: 1921
- ... about Klim ... ... but I sure am drooling over that bike!
Cleveland Wheels The Cleveland Motorcycle Company was in business ... Posted by Dave - 04/06/2013 - 1:48pm -
- Cycle Cops: 1918
- ... through the tulips than stopping snag ups in their bike chains.
I can only imagine what a modern day bike may look like, scabbard down the fork tubes for a long weapon, flashing ... Posted by Dave - 08/29/2012 - 12:18am -
- Howard the Delivery Boy: 1913
- ... Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
Howard's Bike Man alive that bike is too tall for him! The fork looks to be bent also - in almost the same ... Posted by Dave - 08/15/2012 - 11:17am -
- No Parking: 1906
- ... It's over by the curb to the right of the kid on the bike.
+102 (Memphis) Below is the same view (looking west on Madison ... some massive perception problems?
The kid on the bike Seems to be the only one who knows his picture is being taken.
... Posted by Dave - 08/14/2012 - 1:45pm -
- Nighthawk: 1943
- ... with an office girlfriend, and going to dances or on long bike rides around San Diego on their one day off. She was 18 and shy and had ... Posted by Dave - 07/18/2012 - 12:24am -
- Little Creek: 1938
- ... Fender, Batman! The holes in the rear fender of the bike were used to thread heavy string or twine to create a guard to keep a ... Posted by Dave - 03/02/2013 - 5:21pm -
- Attention Honeymooners: 1939
- ... golf course. Oh, and attempting to ride the messenger's bike down the toboggan run. I'm sure my parents found other attractions to the ... Posted by Dave - 02/14/2013 - 10:46am -
- American National: 1918
- ... look like that.
Sidewalk sidecar Check out the bike with the cargo sidecar in front of the bank! And what are those brass cans ... took it with him while he was shopping.
Motor Bike I'll be. It looks like a Smith Motor Wheel. They were usually mounted ... Posted by Dave - 08/23/2012 - 7:35pm -
- Holiday: 1956
- ... our '55 88, two-tone greens! Here it is, with our tandem bike. This is at the very end of this car's tenure with our family, as it was ... Posted by Dave - 06/14/2012 - 6:59pm -
- Shop Early for Xmas: 1921
- ...
I'll take the... Kodak Autographics, bike and Lionel train sets, please!
Santa Please... ...bring me the sled ... there are individually wrapped. I don't recognize the bike in the window, but it looks big; in the early 1950s we had a hand-me-down ... Posted by Dave - 08/08/2012 - 2:59pm -
- Little Red Wagons: 1965
- ... taken. I think it has a lot to do with the sidewalks, "bike" ramps at the corners and, unfortunately, no trees. Not gorgeous, but ... Posted by tterrace - 06/24/2009 - 6:53pm -
- Raymond Bykes: 1911
- ... in a 100 years.
pedal as kick stand Note how the bike in the middle is being held upright by leaning on a pedal -- I remember ... 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 ... Posted by Ken - 09/08/2011 - 12:02am -
- Over and Under: 1900
- ...
The car is clearly a C&NW car.
Upgrading a bike I noticed that the older boy has upscaled his bike to cool by flipping the handlebars over. Very racer looking.
(Prints, ... Posted by Dave - 08/02/2012 - 7:26pm -
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