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The Ice Velocipede

Date: 02 20 1869
Description: Engraved image of a man riding an ice velocipede, a bicycle-like vehicle with a studded front wheel and back blades. In the background is an iceboat.
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The Velocipede Mania — What It May Come To!

Date: 05 01 1869
Description: Humorous engraved image showing a street scene crowded with people riding bicycles. In the background are businesses identified as J. Shanks Livery Stable,...
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Pneumatic Masthead

Date: 1896
Description: Masthead of the bicycling journal Pneumatic.
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Bicycle Race

Date: 09 1886
Description: Engraved image of a drawing by Henry Sandham showing six bicycle racers on a track with a large crowd of spectators in the stands and along the side of the...
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Wheelmen in Boston

Date: 05 30 1881
Description: Engraving of a sketch by Joseph Pennell showing a parade of League of American Wheelmen bicyclists along Commonwealth Avenue between Dartmouth Street and W...
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The American Velocipede

Date: 1886
Description: Engraved image from a sketch by Theodore Davis showing four men bicycling.
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The New Year—1869

Date: 01 1869
Description: Engraving after a drawing by Winslow Homer showing a crowned Baby New Year riding a velocipede through a hoop held by a woman, as the Grim Reaper, on the r...
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Frank G. Lenz

Date: 1892
Description: Portrait of Frank Lenz on his safety bicycle which he rode on a round-the-world tour. He is posed on a country road lined with fences and telegraph or tele...
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Going Straight Through the Mountain

Date: 08 1892
Description: Engraving, probably after a photograph, showing Frank Lenz posing with his safety bicycle near the stone arch entrance of a canal tunnel cut through a moun...
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An Awkward Fix

Date: 07 1892
Description: Engraved illustration depicting Frank Lenz sitting on the edge of a railroad bridge holding his safety bicycle in front of him and his box camera on his ba...
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Escort Into Minneapolis

Date: 07 23 1892
Description: Frank Lenz entering Minneapolis escorted by members of the St. Paul Cycle Club, the Minneapolis Business Men's Bicycle Association, and the Minnesota Divis...
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A Stretch Between the Tracks

Date: 06 1892
Description: Frank G. Lenz posed with his bicycle between railroad tracks in the northeastern United States.
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A Sorely Neglected Stretch

Date: 05 1892
Description: Frank Lenz posed with his bicycle on a badly neglected stretch of road. A split-rail fence encloses a field behind Lenz.
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Truck Assembly Line at Dandenog Works

Date: 1950
Description: Truck assembly line at the Dandenog Works, an International Harvester plant in Australia. Seen are various stages of the assembly process of motor trucks. ...
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Loading Sheep into Model AL-162 Cattle Truck

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Description: A Model AL-162 cattle truck being loaded with sheep. Three men are seen. One in the back of the truck, another on horseback, and the third standing at the ...
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International Trucks Loaded onto Ship at Station Pier

Date: 1950
Description: Color illustration of a shipyard scene with International trucks being loaded onto a ship at Station Pier in Melbourne, Victoria. Men are loading trucks an...
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Wisconsin Central Ltd. System Map

Date: 1990
Description: This map shows main railroad track, lines out of service, abandoned lines, and trackage rights. The back of the map shows Wisconsin Central Ltd. lines and ...
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International Harvester Around the World Map

Date: 1950
Description: Inside spread illustration of the world, with a legend indicating: Subsidiary Company, Branch of Subsidiary, Representative, Works, and Distributor.
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"International Trail" Magazine Cover

Date: 1962
Description: Front cover of International Trail magazine featuring a color photograph of a 1600 Loadstar Seven-Up delivery truck, outside the Oklahoma City's Pee...
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Loadstar Truck Advertisement

Date: 1964
Description: Advertisement on the back cover of International Tail Magazine for "a new concept in truck engineering: The Loadstar Line. Specifically designed for...

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