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| Stavanger Cycling Club 1900 |
Only a few years later two men were to set out on a race across America.
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| Fred Scherer & Walt Wiley - May 3, 1913 |
(Library of Congress)
This was the start of a race from New York to San Francisco, rather them than me. Before the turn of the century a Hartlepool cycle dealer had been proud to show off his cycle.
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| Robert Brown, cycle dealer, Straton - 1890 |
The young boy is at least wearing shoes but is in the wrong country and too well dressed to be Western Union messengers like these:
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| New Orleans Telegraph Boy - 1913 |
(Library of Congress - by Lewis Wickes Hine)
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| William Bold, Western Union Messenger No.14 -1911 |
(Library of Congress - by Lewis Wickes Hine)
Apparently William was 12 years old and usually worked until 11 pm in Tampa, Florida; but all night if they were busy. Would the boy, holding his dog in the picture of Robert Brown, have survived hours like that?
As you probably know I like to work dogs into my posts. You have had one so far but now I am pleased to present the Trick Cyclist of the Year.
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| Dog riding a tricycle |
(Image from National Media Collection)
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