Bicycles Collection (#4)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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")

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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

Indochina/Vietnam, Haiphong: kennel of a settler, 1900
LUX4810136 Indochina/Vietnam, Haiphong: kennel of a settler, 1900; (add.info.: Indochina/Vietnam, Haiphong: kennel of a settler, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, in a city of Brittany, cycle merchant poses with his cycles and the people of the village
LUX4806869 France, in a city of Brittany, cycle merchant poses with his cycles and the people of the village, 1895 - touring club de France, public service by road autonomy without scramble, scotte

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): municipal police of the 4th arrondissement
LUX4805773 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): municipal police of the 4th arrondissement, portrait of policeman n°165 in uniform with his bike, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

First World War: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Place Jean Jaures
LUX4798624 First World War: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Place Jean Jaures, the hairy with their horses on the steps of the town hall, 1918; (add.info.: First World War: France)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (73), Chambery: the fountain of elephants, 1900
LUX4796110 France, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (73), Chambery: the fountain of elephants, 1900; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (73), Chambery: the fountain of elephants

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Annecy: view of a street in the city center with shops, arcades, 1900
LUX4796048 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Annecy: view of a street in the city center with shops, arcades, 1900; Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: the Federal Palace, 1895
LUX4795217 Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: the Federal Palace, 1895 -; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Bern, Bern: the Federal Palace, 1895 -); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): July 7, 1900, longchamp racecourse, car
LUX4784624 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): July 7, 1900, longchamp racecourse, car and bicycle festival of dramatic artists - Presentation of the participants in the cycling race

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Equihen-Plage: September 1901
LUX4783587 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Equihen-Plage: September 1901, hippomobile and bike crew coming to the beach of Equihen, 1901; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

An advertisement for the cheapest bicycle that can be purchased, 19th century
5310775 An advertisement for the cheapest bicycle that can be purchased, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

Trade card for Stower's Lime Juice Cordial (colour litho)
8677733 Trade card for Stower's Lime Juice Cordial (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tour de France (b/w photo)
8676169 Tour de France (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: One hundred and sixty cyclists take part in a race round France)

Woman cyclist (b/w photo)
8672180 Woman cyclist (b/w photo) by Belgian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman cyclist. Vintage photograph reproduced in Petit Musee de la Curiosite Photographique)

History of Cycling: Path Racing Bicycle (colour litho)
8669877 History of Cycling: Path Racing Bicycle (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Path Racing Bicycle)

History of Cycling: Lady Cyclist Wearing Divided Skirt (colour litho)
8668532 History of Cycling: Lady Cyclist Wearing Divided Skirt (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Cyclist Wearing Divided Skirt)

France, Centre, Loir et Cher (41), Chambord: 24 May 1900, Chateau de Chambord under thicker clouds, front view
LUX4777140 France, Centre, Loir et Cher (41), Chambord: 24 May 1900, Chateau de Chambord under thicker clouds, front view, 4 cyclotourists pose in front of the facade, 1900 - M. Klein, M

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): An original means of transport. An elegant young woman on a bicycle carries
LUX4769700 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): An original means of transport. An elegant young woman on a bicycle carries another elegant young woman, in a car attached to a bicycle

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 31 May 1903, Paris/Madrid car race, a cyclist opens the race
LUX4760300 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 31 May 1903, Paris/Madrid car race, a cyclist opens the race, avenue Grammont, and a bicycle race commissioner, 1903 - car n°18 De Dietrich

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Chateau, Meunier barracks, 2 cyclists follow the Meunier barracks, 1895
LUX4760100 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Chateau, Meunier barracks, 2 cyclists follow the Meunier barracks, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Chateau

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"Bicycles: A Timeless Mode of Transportation and Adventure" From the historic D-Day landings on Juno Beach to the thrilling Tour De France in 1930, they have played a significant role in shaping our world. They have been witness to remarkable moments, like British and Canadian troops landing on the shores of Normandy during World War II. Intricate illustrations by William Heath Robinson capture the whimsical charm of cycling, showcasing a decided catch as riders navigate their way through imaginative contraptions. Meanwhile, Mont Ventoux stands tall in Provence, France, beckoning cyclists from all over Europe to conquer its challenging slopes. Closer to home, Main Street in Salisbury, North Carolina bustles with life as cyclists pedal along its vibrant lanes. The iconic Penny Farthing takes us back in time when this unique bicycle design ruled the roads. And who can resist smiling at the sight of a Border Terrier dog comfortably nestled in a basket attached to a bike? Traveling across borders brings us to Sutton Park's picturesque entrance in Birmingham and Mr Frederick Witts proudly posing with his Penny Farthing bicycle at his home in Bryncoch, Neath, Wales. Even Market Day in Cookstown becomes livelier as locals cycle through bustling streets filled with colorful stalls. It also offer breathtaking views; just imagine witnessing sunrise over Utrecht's Dom Tower and Vismarkt-Choorstraat along Oudegracht - an enchanting scene that only cycling can provide. On another continent entirely lies Bangladesh where rickshaws gracefully glide through narrow alleys offering side views that showcase local culture. Whether it is for leisurely rides or daring adventures, bicycles continue to captivate hearts worldwide. Their timeless appeal transcends boundaries and connects people from different walks of life – reminding us that no matter where we are or what era we live in, bicycles remain an emblem of freedom and exploration.