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Houston Street Looking North in Ft. Worth, Texas c. 1907

Description: Photograph of Houston Street looking North in Ft. Worth, Texas. In the center of the street is a boy riding a bicycle between trolley tracks towards trolleys and horse-drawn buggies. On either side of the street are tall buildings with signs such as, "Lyric Theatre", "A.J. Anderson Co Gun Store" and "Hotel Melba". Lining the street are telephone and electric poles. This photo is dated 1907 or later because the Flatiron building, constructed in 1907 can be seen on the left.
Date: 1907~
Creator: Smith Photo Co.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Woman standing with a bicycle with balloon tires]

Description: Photograph of a woman dressed in a white blouse and hat as well as a dark skirt standing on a lawn in front of bushes with a bicycle with balloon tires. She has her right hand on the seat and her left hand on the handlebar. The bicycle is a turn-of-the-century safety model with a single gear and bicycle chain.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[July Fourth Celebration]

Description: Three photographs an Independence Day Celebration. The first photograph features a crowd of people walking amongst rows of buildings. A horse-drawn wagon is in the center of the crowd. Text below the photograph says "July 4th, 1902 Celebration." The second photograph features an exterior view of Port Arthur Cycle Works. Four men are standing under an awning; two men are holding bicycles. Signs on the front of the building say "Port Arthur Cycle Works" and "Bicycles[,] We Buy in Large Qu… more
Date: July 4, 1902
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Cycle Works]

Description: Photograph of Port Arthur Cycle Works on Sixth Street and Austin Avenue. Several men are standing under the awning attached to the building; two men are holding bicycles. Legible signs on the building say "Port Arthur Cycle Works," "Bicycles," and "We Sell Them." In the background, there are other buildings. Text surrounding the photograph says "July 4th, 1902 Celebration" and "Bicycle Shop Sixth and Austin - 1902."
Date: July 4, 1902
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

Mud-Guard.

Description: Patent for a mud guard for bicycles, which can be folded out of the way when not in use.
Date: November 23, 1909
Creator: Chisholm, Walter J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bicycle.

Description: Patent for "...a bicycle-frame so constructed that it is adapted to yield automatically...thereby doing away with the necessity of using pneumatic and puncturable tires..." (lines 10-11, 15-17) including illustrations.
Date: March 25, 1902
Creator: Smith, George Washington
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bicycle-Gear.

Description: Patent for a Bicycle-Gear meant to rotate the sprocket or other gear wheel on a bicycle, Including Illustrations.
Date: July 3, 1900
Creator: Brady, Alford
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bicycle-Support.

Description: Patent for a bicycle support which holds "bicycles in upright position when not in use" (lines 8-9).
Date: April 17, 1900
Creator: Taylor, James P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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