Bicycles Collection (page 6)

French Army bicycle corps in a square on manoeuvres, France, 1897. Artist: Henri Meyer
French Army bicycle corps in a square on manoeuvres, France, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 26th September 1897

Training army dogs to attack cyclists, Germany, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Training army dogs to attack cyclists, Germany, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 8th August 1897

French bicycle corp on military maneuvers, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
French bicycle corp on military maneuvers, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 20th September 1896

Caricatures from the legend of Faust, 1894. Faust or Faustus is the protagonist of a popular German legend in which a mediaeval scholar makes a pact with the Devil

Start of the Paris-Brest-Paris cycle race, 1891. Artist: F Meaulle
Start of the Paris-Brest-Paris cycle race, 1891. One of the oldest cycling events in the world, Paris-Brest-Paris was first held in 1891

The future King Edward VIII riding his bicycle in 1911. Illustration from George V and Edward VIII, A Royal Souvenir, by FGH Salusbury

Ces voiturettes!, French motoring cartoon, 1913. Artist: Jean Villemot
Ces voiturettes!, French motoring cartoon, 1913. Steam rising from the radiator cap of a car as its driver chats to a cyclist. An illustration from the car magazine Omnia, October 1913

Bicycle race, c1900. French postcard

Maurice Garin, winner of the inaugural Tour de France, 1903. A print from La Vie au Grand Air, 24th July 1903. Garin was initially declared the winner of the Tour the following year as well

Edmond Jacquelin, French cycling champion, 1902. A print from La Vie au Grand Air, 20th November 1902

Poster Advertising Premier Bicycles, 20th century

Hirondelle Saint Etienne, Bicycle Tourism Advertisement, 20th century. Road and tourism. A print from La Manufacture Francais D Armes et Cycles de Saint-Etienne, French mail order catalog

Destoyed vehicle, Rue de Castiglione, liberation of Paris, August 1944. After just over four years of occupation, the Germans surrendered the city to the French 2nd Armoured Division on 25 August

Burned out cars, Place de la Concorde, liberation of Paris, August 1944. After just over four years of occupation, the Germans surrendered the city to the French 2nd Armoured Division on 25 August

Bicycle taxi, German-occupied Paris, 1940-1944. Petrol was in short supply during the occupation and what was available went to the Germans

Parisians travelling by bicycle, German-occupied Paris, July 1940. Under the German occupation, petrol was unobtainable. Only police cars and vehicles carrying food supplies were allowed to travel

French refugees returning home after the fall of France to the Germans, Paris, July 1940

The first Allied tanks arrive in Strasbourg, Alsace, November 1944. Strasbourg was liberated by General Philippe Leclercs French 2nd Armoured Division on 24 November

Improvised bicycle vehicle, German-occupied Paris, 1940-1944. With petrol shortages and private cars confiscated by the Germans, people who owned bicycles adapted them to transport the whole family

Bystanders examining an abandoned tank on the Rue de Medicis, liberation of Paris, August 1944

German soldier cycling through the streets of Paris, June 1940. Paris fell to the Germans on 14 June

German soldiers marching past the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, 14 June 1940. General Fedor von Bock reviews a parade of the victorious German troops on the day Paris fell to them

Winter relief, distribution of coal, France 1940-1944. The majority of French coal was exported to Germany during the occupation to fuel the German war industries

German troops marching through Paris, 17 June 1940. On 10 June the French government abandoned Paris and declared it an open city. The first German troops arrived four days later

Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion travelling by wagon, Syria, 20th century. The French Foreign Legion was established in 1831 as an elite unit of foreign volunteers

The Military Accelerator - Particularly Recommended to Cavalry Officers, c1820. Cartoon showing a suggested use for the Hobby-Horse or Dandy-Horse which was introduced into the British Isles in 1818

Making bicycle handlebars, France, 1896. A man works on handlebars clamped in a vice. Behind him is a forge with multiple work stations

Paul Masson, winner of a cycling event at the Olympic Games, Athens, 1896. Masson, a Frenchman, won 3 events at the first modern Olympiad, the 2km, 10km and single lap races

Wedding party on bicycles led by the bride and bridegroom, Nice, France, 1909. The party rode to the civil ceremony and after it was performed, remounted and rode off for the wedding breakfast

Woman in cycling dress, American, c1900. Display card showing a ladies cycling costume with accordion-pleated divided skirt and side-buttoning gaiters, made by Gosta Kraemer, New York

Boulevard des Italiens, Paris, with cars and motor buses on the street, c1900

Rue Royale and the Madeleine, Paris, with cars and a motorbus on the street, c1900
Rue Royale and la Madeleine, Paris, with cars and a motorbus on the street, c1900. Louis XV ordered the building of a church at the end of Rue Royale early in 1764

A British cycle club out for a country ride, 1895. The man in front on the right is riding a machine of the Rover safety type, while the rider following him is on an earlier type of bicycle

Singers special safety bicycle, c1886 (1890). This chain-driven machine introduced the diamond frame which gave greater rigidity in spite of its lightness

Soldering bicycle parts in an American factory, c1900

Rover Safety Bicycle, c1885. The design of the present-day bicycle has remained much the same as the Rover safety bicycle, the first embodiment of the modern vehicle, designed by John Kemp Starley

Welding bicycle frames in an American factory, 1900

Gathering of the UK cycling clubs at Castle Inn, Woodford, Essex, 1 June 1889. After a day of cycling followed by an evening smoking concert the gathering took a Chinese Lantern ride to Walthamstow

Sandblasting the joints of a bicycle frame, France, 1896. The operator wears a helmet with a breathing tube and a protective tunic

Welding a bicycle frame, France, 1896. The frame is suspended over a forge as a worker applies a welding rod

Theresa, Marchioness of Londonderry, 1896. Artist: Hal Hurst
Theresa, Marchioness of Londonderry, 1896. Theresa Susey Helen, Marchioness of Londonderry, nee Chetwynd-Talbot (1856-1919), English political hostess, in white with parasol

Six early forms of bicycle, c1870. 19th century hobby horses, fore-runners of the bicycles, including the Dandy Horse, Gompertzs velocipede, the Dublin velocipede and the Bone-Shaker

Cyclist in busy London traffic riding a machine of the Rover safety type, 1895. Artist: Stephen T Dadd
Cyclist in busy London traffic riding a machine of the Rover safety type, 1895. A police constable looks on as the cyclist rides alongside a horse bus (omnibus)

Shop in Rosthwaite, 1960s
A shop in Rosthwaite, 1960s

Street scene in Gyor, Hungary. Artist: CM Dixon
Street scene in Gyor, Hungary

Society ladies cycling in Hyde Park, London, 1896. From Vanity Fair. (London, June 1896)

Lady in Rational cycling dress, 1897. Cover of The Sketch Cycling Supplement (London, 24 November 1897) celebrating 21 years of the Stanley Cycling Club

Advertisement for Ellimans Universal Embocation, 1895. Advertisement for a remedy for stiffness, aches, strains and bruises showing a lady wearing Rational cycling dress

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