Monday 9 May 2011

Postcard of woman cycling on Birmingham's Hagley Road, 1905

Thanks to Connecting Histories for this picture, please have a look at the site for more details about the postcard and what they do.

3 comments:

  1. love the photo,
    interesting to read the article also , & to see & realise just how many cycle makers there were in Birmingham
    also from the site I spotted this 1900 mag cover which features a female cyclist riding the Ladies Safety Model:
    http://www.search.suburbanbirmingham.org.uk/engine/resource/default.asp?theme=22&originator=%2Fengine%2Ftheme%2Fdefault%2Easp&page=&records=&direction=&pointer=588&text=0&resource=1442

    Donna N

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  2. What a great cover, I will reblog that at some point if that's ok Donna.

    Yeah, Birmingham's cycling history is pretty interesting. I have a bike waiting to be rebuilt made by Birmingham Small Arms Company - guns and bikes!

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