Bicycle Goddess
1898. Lithograph print by Jean de Paleologue. “Déesse 16, rue Halévy, Paris.”
From the Library of Congress.
Bike Messenger
1896. Photograph by Alice Austen. “Messenger boy.”
Photograph shows a teenager posing next to his bike on New York City. A banner in the middle of the bike reads “American Messengers Western Union TEL CO.”
Big Wheel Bicycles
Unknown Date. Photograph by Rieman & Pray. “Bicyclists in front of Isaac L. Requa residence, Highland Avenue and Hazel Lane, Piedmont, Calif.”
From the California Historical Society.