Tandem Bicycle Riders

Bicycles; Transportation

The tandem bicycle, often called a bicycle built for two, was most popular in the early 1900's but can still be found on the market today. It was the first mode of transportation that made it acceptable for a lady to ride as a man would--no sidesaddle available. The plodding horse and carriage following the bicycle and the early automobiles parked along Main Street are a composite of transportation on city streets in the 1920's. Hiram Lemen describes the bicycle rider as "the Cox Boy".

Harry Lemen, photographer

"The American Bicycle" by Jay Pridmore; Harry Lemen

Circa 1920's

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Photograph taken with Eastman-Kodak Brownie Camera No. 2C model A, using No. 130 film. Resulting negative (2.875in x 4.875in) scanned at 1200 DPI using a Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL. Online jpeg image file saved at 72 DPI 800 to 1000 pixels on long edge.

Still image

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