Four men riding bicycles, Athens or Turkey, 1891

Item Overview

Title

Four men riding bicycles, Athens or Turkey, 1891

Photographer

Sachtleben, William Lewis

Date Created

1891

Date

1891

Collection

Sachtleben (William Lewis) Papers. Collection 1841

Notes

Description

Photograph taken during William Lewis Sachtleben's bicycle journey across Asia with Thomas Gaskell Allen Jr. Their journey began with a winter stay in Athens.
View of four men riding bicycles on a road. Two men ride penny-farthing (high wheel) bicycles and 2 men ride safety bicycles.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: 12768 / 12

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Bicycle touring -- Asia