“Sports - Bicycling - Charles ‘Mile A Minute’ Murphy with bicycle.”
From the New York Public Library.
“Sports - Bicycling - Charles ‘Mile A Minute’ Murphy with bicycle.”
The sign in the frame reads “This is the original bicycle on which Charles ‘Mile A Minute’ Murphy made his memorable ride behind a locomotive on the LIRR, June 21st 1899. Time 57 4/5 Seconds.”
From the New York Public Library.
“Men with tandem bicycle,” New York World’s Fair, 1939-1940.
(Judging by other photographs in the NYPL’s collection, a number of people rode some distance to visit the fair, and it looks like there was usually a picture taken of their “official” arrival.)
From the New York Public Library.
Man on bicycle, New York World’s Fair, 1939-40.
(The sign in the frame reads “First Flight Bicycle Mail/Miami/New York/1940”.)
From the New York Public Library.
