• Collection ID SDN-003405
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Cyclists, balancing on bikes at the start of a race, one cyclist looking at camera] [graphic].
  • Dates 1905.
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 5 x 7 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Group portrait of cyclists on bikes at the beginning of a race, amidst a group of spectators at the intersection of North Michigan Avenue and East Chicago Avenue in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. Closet cyclists is looking at the camera. The cyclist L. J. Leonard holding a stop watch is the race starter standing in the background.
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction The online images are supplied for reference purposes only. All other uses are restricted. To acquire copies, including improved copies, or permission for use, please contact Chicago History Museum, Rights and Reproductions Department, 1601 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614.
  • Names Leonard, L. J.
  • Subjects
    • Cyclists Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Bicycle racing Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Sports spectators Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Children & adults Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago Avenue (Chicago, Ill.) 1900-1909.
    • Michigan Avenue (Chicago, Ill.) 1900-1909.
    • Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.) 1900-1909.
    • Chicago (Ill.) 1900-1909.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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