Cycling section example from the summer of 1896

ID: 414 ~ Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97402661/cycling-section-example-2/ ~ Creator: Des Moines Register ~ Date: 6/14/1896

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Cycling section example from the summer of 1896 — Des Moines Register

Another cycling section of the Des Moines Register, from 1896 during the height of the cycling boom. Note the news about cross-country tourists passing through, and the individual purchases of bicycles which were reported.

This file appears in: Early Des Moines Bicycle History

Early Des Moines Bicycle History

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At the end of the 19th century, technology was on the move - literally. After the emergence and dominance of railroads in the middle of the 19th century, the next major transportation revolution was smaller-scale, and much more personal. The…