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Bicycle Collection (page 8)

"Bicycle: A Timeless Mode of Transportation and Recreation" From the charming canals of Amsterdam to the picturesque streets of Cornwall

Background imageBicycle Collection: The Bicycle

The Bicycle
Andreas Magnusson

Background imageBicycle Collection: 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours

2011 Le Mans 24 Hours
(L to R): Nicolas Minassian (FRA), Franck Montagny (FRA) and Alex Wurz (AUT) Peugeot Sport Total on their bikes. Le Mans 24 Hours, La Sarthe, Le Mans, France, Scrutineering, 6 June 2011

Background imageBicycle Collection: 1977 Brazilian GP

1977 Brazilian GP
AUToDROMO JOSe CARLOS PACE, BRAZIL - JANUARY 23: Patrick Depailler and Niki Lauda chat ahead of the bike race around the track during the Brazilian GP at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on January 23

Background imageBicycle Collection: Bicycle ride

Bicycle ride
Olavo Azevedo

Background imageBicycle Collection: Morning Walk

Morning Walk
Sebastian Prioteasa

Background imageBicycle Collection: rolling light

rolling light
Milan Malovrh

Background imageBicycle Collection: Rickshaw puller with two clients in the streets of Bangladesh

Rickshaw puller with two clients in the streets of Bangladesh
Joxe Inazio Kuesta Garmendia

Background imageBicycle Collection: Scooter sport art

Scooter sport art
Justyna Jaszke

Background imageBicycle Collection: How I Move: Timo - Transportation

How I Move: Timo - Transportation
Petri Damstén

Background imageBicycle Collection: Waiting Universe

Waiting Universe
Al Barizi

Background imageBicycle Collection: Dumbo, New York

Dumbo, New York
Petra Lizde

Background imageBicycle Collection: Rainy race

Rainy race
Lou Urlings

Background imageBicycle Collection: WANT TO RIDE BICYCLE IT WHERE I LIKE

WANT TO RIDE BICYCLE IT WHERE I LIKE
KEN-ICHI IINØ

Background imageBicycle Collection: Morning ride

Morning ride
Raju Khan

Background imageBicycle Collection: Enjoying the ride

Enjoying the ride
Art by the Ocean

Background imageBicycle Collection: Sand Racing

Sand Racing
David Bennion

Background imageBicycle Collection: Bicycle, Circular Saw, Electric Bell, Electric Light, Elevator, Gambrel Stick, Newsboy

Bicycle, Circular Saw, Electric Bell, Electric Light, Elevator, Gambrel Stick, Newsboy, Pawnbroker, Radiator
8651555 Bicycle, Circular Saw, Electric Bell, Electric Light, Elevator, Gambrel Stick, Newsboy, Pawnbroker, Radiator, Typewriter, Telephone, Weather Signals (engraving) by German School

Background imageBicycle Collection: History of Cycling: American Bicycle (colour litho)

History of Cycling: American Bicycle (colour litho)
8668548 History of Cycling: American Bicycle (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: American Bicycle)

Background imageBicycle Collection: History of Cycling: Six-Day Racing (colour litho)

History of Cycling: Six-Day Racing (colour litho)
8668544 History of Cycling: Six-Day Racing (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Six-Day Racing)

Background imageBicycle Collection: History of Cycling: Italian Velocino Bicycle (colour litho)

History of Cycling: Italian Velocino Bicycle (colour litho)
8668533 History of Cycling: Italian Velocino Bicycle (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian Velocino Bicycle)

Background imageBicycle Collection: History of Cycling: Novel Tandem of the 90s (colour litho)

History of Cycling: Novel Tandem of the 90s (colour litho)
8668529 History of Cycling: Novel Tandem of the 90s (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Novel Tandem of the 90s)

Background imageBicycle Collection: History of Cycling: The First Pneumatic-Tyred Bicycle (colour litho)

History of Cycling: The First Pneumatic-Tyred Bicycle (colour litho)
8668525 History of Cycling: The First Pneumatic-Tyred Bicycle (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Pneumatic-Tyred Bicycle)

Background imageBicycle Collection: Young woman using a hobby horse in England, circa 1900-10s (iIlustration)

Young woman using a hobby horse in England, circa 1900-10s (iIlustration)
8615288 Young woman using a hobby horse in England, circa 1900-10s (iIlustration); (add.info.: Young woman using one of the first hobby horse models in England (Great Britain) around 1817 - 1818

Background imageBicycle Collection: If they had used motorcycles at the jousts in medieval times (engraving)

If they had used motorcycles at the jousts in medieval times (engraving)
8672629 If they had used motorcycles at the jousts in medieval times (engraving) by Downey, Thomas Edward (1852-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Ifs" in history)

Background imageBicycle Collection: History of Cycling: Horizontal Bicycle (colour litho)

History of Cycling: Horizontal Bicycle (colour litho)
8668542 History of Cycling: Horizontal Bicycle (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horizontal Bicycle)

Background imageBicycle Collection: History of Cycling: Racing Tricycle (colour litho)

History of Cycling: Racing Tricycle (colour litho)
8668536 History of Cycling: Racing Tricycle (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Racing Tricycle)

Background imageBicycle Collection: History of Cycling: Bicycle of the Late 90s (colour litho)

History of Cycling: Bicycle of the Late 90s (colour litho)
8668524 History of Cycling: Bicycle of the Late 90s (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bicycle of the Late 90s)

Background imageBicycle Collection: History of Cycling: 'Salvo' Tricycle (colour litho)

History of Cycling: "Salvo" Tricycle (colour litho)
8668514 History of Cycling: "Salvo" Tricycle (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Salvo" Tricycle)

Background imageBicycle Collection: History of Cycling: Lawson's 'Bicyclette' (colour litho)

History of Cycling: Lawson's "Bicyclette" (colour litho)
8668513 History of Cycling: Lawson's "Bicyclette" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lawson's "Bicyclette")

Background imageBicycle Collection: History of Cycling: Coventry Rotary Tricycle (colour litho)

History of Cycling: Coventry Rotary Tricycle (colour litho)
8668511 History of Cycling: Coventry Rotary Tricycle (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coventry Rotary Tricycle)

Background imageBicycle Collection: History of Cycling: Michaux Velocipede (colour litho)

History of Cycling: Michaux Velocipede (colour litho)
8668510 History of Cycling: Michaux Velocipede (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Michaux Velocipede)

Background imageBicycle Collection: Sturdy and Young's circular velocipede

Sturdy and Young's circular velocipede
5616632 Sturdy and Young's circular velocipede; (add.info.: Sturdy and Young's circular velocipede: intended for private and public pleasure grounds and courtyards. American, 1869)

Background imageBicycle Collection: Portrait of Gaston Rivierre (1862-1942), French cyclist

Portrait of Gaston Rivierre (1862-1942), French cyclist
JEB4839038 Portrait of Gaston Rivierre (1862-1942), French cyclist.; (add.info.: Portrait of Gaston Rivierre (1862-1942), French cyclist.); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023

Background imageBicycle Collection: France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Lisieux: Soldiers of the 20th regiment pose with cyclists

France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Lisieux: Soldiers of the 20th regiment pose with cyclists, nurses and nurses
LUX4727301 France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Lisieux: Soldiers of the 20th regiment pose with cyclists, nurses and nurses, 1910; (add.info.: France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14)

Background imageBicycle Collection: France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables d'Olonne (Sables-d'Olonne)

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables d'Olonne (Sables-d'Olonne)
LUX4723735 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables d'Olonne (Sables-d'Olonne): Beach players walk tourists on the beach, 1900; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85)

Background imageBicycle Collection: cycle: The route of the sea in Longeville, 1922, Longeville, France - Autochrome anonymous

cycle: The route of the sea in Longeville, 1922, Longeville, France - Autochrome anonymous
LUX4696574 cycle: The route of the sea in Longeville, 1922, Longeville, France - Autochrome anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: cycle: The route of the sea in Longeville, 1922, Longeville)

Background imageBicycle Collection: A bike to Saint Catherine: Postcard from 1920

A bike to Saint Catherine: Postcard from 1920
JAB4119987 A bike to Saint Catherine: Postcard from 1920; (add.info.: A bike to Saint Catherine: Postcard from 1920); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Background imageBicycle Collection: Portrait of Paul Ernest Bourrillon (1877-1942), French cyclist

Portrait of Paul Ernest Bourrillon (1877-1942), French cyclist
JEB4839105 Portrait of Paul Ernest Bourrillon (1877-1942), French cyclist.; (add.info.: Portrait of Paul Ernest Bourrillon (1877-1942), French cyclist.); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023

Background imageBicycle Collection: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Larcay: shooting competition with shooters lying on a board

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Larcay: shooting competition with shooters lying on a board, spectators and judge
LUX4777483 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Larcay: shooting competition with shooters lying on a board, spectators and judge, 1910; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Background imageBicycle Collection: France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Saumur: bicycle race on a beacon circuit with

France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Saumur: bicycle race on a beacon circuit with wooden barriers, 1900
LUX4777245 France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Saumur: bicycle race on a beacon circuit with wooden barriers, 1900; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49)

Background imageBicycle Collection: France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): 2 young girls ride on a dusty road, 1895

France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): 2 young girls ride on a dusty road, 1895
LUX4773167 France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): 2 young girls ride on a dusty road, 1895; (add.info.: France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): 2 young girls ride on a dusty road

Background imageBicycle Collection: France: soldier, military nurse on bicycle with red cross armband, cap with number 130 and fleece

France: soldier, military nurse on bicycle with red cross armband, cap with number 130 and fleece, 1900 - regiment 130
LUX4772842 France: soldier, military nurse on bicycle with red cross armband, cap with number 130 and fleece, 1900 - regiment 130; (add.info.: France: soldier)

Background imageBicycle Collection: Italy, Lombardy, Mantua: Chateau Corto Reale, Ducale Palace, lively view with many passers-by

Italy, Lombardy, Mantua: Chateau Corto Reale, Ducale Palace, lively view with many passers-by
LUX4771491 Italy, Lombardy, Mantua: Chateau Corto Reale, Ducale Palace, lively view with many passers-by and restoration works with scaffolding, 1895; (add.info.: Italy, Lombardy)

Background imageBicycle Collection: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Chinon: general view of the Chateau feodal with the bridge

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Chinon: general view of the Chateau feodal with the bridge over the Vienne, 1920
LUX4762554 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Chinon: general view of the Chateau feodal with the bridge over the Vienne, 1920; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Background imageBicycle Collection: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 31 May 1903, Paris/Madrid car race

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 31 May 1903, Paris/Madrid car race, a cyclist opens the race
LUX4760292 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 31 May 1903, Paris/Madrid car race, a cyclist opens the race, avenue Grammont, 1903 - car n°4 Decauville, crew Leon Thy; (add.info.: France)

Background imageBicycle Collection: France: In a town the cooperative of QGA P Bardoz next to a bookstore, 1914

France: In a town the cooperative of QGA P Bardoz next to a bookstore, 1914
LUX4754224 France: In a town the cooperative of QGA P Bardoz next to a bookstore, 1914; (add.info.: France: In a town the cooperative of QGA P Bardoz next to a bookstore)

Background imageBicycle Collection: France: 10th regiment soldiers with their bikes at the Vosges border, 1900

France: 10th regiment soldiers with their bikes at the Vosges border, 1900
LUX4815693 France: 10th regiment soldiers with their bikes at the Vosges border, 1900; (add.info.: France: 10th regiment soldiers with their bikes at the Vosges border, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageBicycle Collection: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Soldiers, officers and political leaders await a parade in

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Soldiers, officers and political leaders await a parade in front of a police
LUX4811044 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Soldiers, officers and political leaders await a parade in front of a police station, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Soldiers




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"Bicycle: A Timeless Mode of Transportation and Recreation" From the charming canals of Amsterdam to the picturesque streets of Cornwall, bicycles have been a beloved means of travel and leisure for centuries. This black and white image captures the essence of an old bicycle resting by the Singel canal in Amsterdam, evoking a sense of nostalgia for simpler times. In contrast, a vibrant red bicycle stands proudly by the Herengracht canal, showcasing how this two-wheeled wonder has evolved with time. Its presence adds a pop of color to the historic surroundings, reminding us that cycling is not only practical but also visually captivating. Traveling back in time to August 1992 in Fowey, Cornwall, we witness penny farthing cyclists gracefully gliding through town. These vintage bicycles with their large front wheels symbolize an era when cycling was both daring and elegant. Switching gears to modern times, we find ourselves amidst an exhilarating BMX race. The adrenaline-fueled excitement on display as riders conquer challenging obstacles reminds us that cycling is not just about transportation; it's about pushing boundaries and embracing adventure. On another note entirely, William Heath Robinson's whimsical illustration depicts a comically complex contraption designed for catching something while riding a bicycle. It serves as a reminder that creativity knows no bounds when it comes to incorporating bikes into our lives. Returning once again to Amsterdam's Singel canal but now in black and white imagery, we are reminded that some things never change. The timeless beauty of this scene showcases how bicycles seamlessly blend into their surroundings while offering efficient mobility throughout history. Venturing across continents to Mill Green in Broxted, Essex brings forth images of police officers engaging with children on bikes – fostering community connections through shared experiences on two wheels. A quick stop at Felixstowe Beach Hut reveals beachgoers enjoying sunny days by pedaling along sandy shores – proving that bicycles bring joy even during leisurely moments.