Thread Of Original Old Bicycle Photos Only -- No Discussion Please!

[DaytonandElgin]

A bicycle stunt performer prepares for splashdown, at Jackson Mineral Baths in McKinley Park, Stockton, Calif., around 1900.

(Holt-Atherton special collections, University of the Pacific Library, and CaliSphere.)

 

[DaytonandElgin]

Benjamin F. Walker, Jr. (1862-1947), sold Hudson bicycles at this shop, 76 E. San Fernando St., San Jose, Calif., in 1919. Walker was from Wisconsin.

(San Jose Public Library, and CaliSphere.)

 

[Huguenot]

From the Sonoma County California Historical Society website.

 

[DaytonandElgin]

This free-wheeling gadget for bicycles was created by Trojan Auto Products, Los Angeles.

The picture was taken near Trojan's headquarters, down the street from Pacific Abrasive Supply Co., 1931.

(USC Digital Library, and CaliSphere.)

 

[ridingtoy]

Bike, trike & twins.

 

[DaytonandElgin]

Tire trouble in Los Angeles, 1890s.

(USC Libraries, California Historical Society, and CaliSphere.)

 

[DaytonandElgin]

Centennial Bridge across the Sacramento River, Red Bluff, Calif., around 1900. (California State University/Chico, and CaliSphere.)

 

[DaytonandElgin]

California racer takes advantage of a car's windbreaker. (Los Angeles Public Library, and CaliSphere.)

 

[DaytonandElgin]

The interior of Harrison's Cyclery, started in 1907, is shown in the black-and-white photo, a decade later. At that point, the shop was located along J Street, Sacramento, Calif.

Harrison's later moved to 1013 13th St., Sacramento, where the owner put warning labels on bikes to ward off thieves (color picture).

(Center for Sacramento History, CaliSphere, and eBay.)

 

[DaytonandElgin]

Robert Holtby (1925-2005) and his Shelby Flyer, North Hollywood, Calif., 1933.

(California State University/Northridge, San Fernando Valley History, and CaliSphere.)