Portrait of eight men in club kit posed for the camera with their penny farthing bicycles
- Date:
- Circa 1890
- Reference:
- OFH01/01/02/052
- Type:
- Photograph (Negative)
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Description
The photograph may show members of the Putney Cycling Club. Penny farthing bicycles were in use from 1870, and were also known as the 'Ordinary' or 'High Wheeler'. The penny farthings shown in this image have different wheel sizes - the largest manufactured penny farthing had a wheel diameter of 60 inches (Michael Hutchinson, Re: Cyclists 200 Years on Two Wheels).
Content
This is part of the Sub Series: OFH01/01/02 Negatives collected by William Field; within the Series: OFH01/01 Negatives originating from William Field; within the Collection: OFH01 Douglas Harrod, E P Olney and William Field Collection
Rights
Source: Historic England Archive
People & Organisations
Collector: Field, William O
Keywords
Leisure And Recreation, People Posed
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