William Sachtleben preparing to ride his bicycle before a gathered crowd, Kayseri, Turkey, 1891

Item Overview

Title

William Sachtleben preparing to ride his bicycle before a gathered crowd, Kayseri, Turkey, 1891

Photographer

Sachtleben, William Lewis

Date Created

April 22, 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.
Photograph of William Sachtleben on a street in Kayseri preparing to ride his Humber bicycle before a gathered crowd.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: No. 4. April 22, 1891. Street scene in Caesarea where it was announced that we would perform on the bicycle.
Handwritten on negative: 668

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Bicycle touring -- Asia

Names

Sachtleben, William Lewis

Location

Turkey--Kayseri

Resource type

still image