Digital Collection
2011.004.071

Print, Photographic

Photograph. Sepia-toned photo of ten men riding a tandem bicycle. A sign at the front end of the bicycle notes "Oriten & Orient Cycles Fitted with Kangaroo Tires." A label along the bottom of the photo notes "The Oriten - 1899; Length 16 Ft. - Weight 350 Lbs. - Rear Sprocket-16"; West side of Washington Blvd. North of Gd. River Ave." A typewritten and handwritten label on the verso notes "West side of Washington Ave., north of Grand River Ave., Detroit, Mich. Date about 1899. From front to back: 1. Freeman A. Monroe, 10325 S. Morrow Circle, Dearborn. 2. Harry D. Chapman, 78 Oakdale Blvd., Pleasant Ridge. 3. Wm. A. Chapman - deceased. 4.Robert Seebaldt 5. Sidney Sanford, 8431 Oakland Ave. 6. Charles S. Monmier, 431 Hague. 7. Oscar Wanderer, died about 1918. 8. - 9. - 10. - " and "Gift of Morris Bamler 1970."

Date
c. 1899
Collection
Print Size
3.875" x 5"
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