Cycling section of the Des Moines Register in the summer of 1896

ID: 415 ~ Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97402376/cycling-section-example-751896/ ~ Creator: Des Moines Register ~ Date: 7/5/1896
This file appears in: Early Des Moines Bicycle History
Cycling section of the Des Moines Register in the summer of 1896
Des Moines Register

Sample cycling section of the Des Moines Register in the summer of 1896. Note the extensive social uses of the bicycle, as well as the race results.

This file appears in: Early Des Moines Bicycle History

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