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

People Posed, Sport And Recreation