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Champion Wheelmen of 1895

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This fine photogravure appeared in Photographic Times¹ for December 2, 1895, illustrating an article called "Champion Wheelmen". It is a dynamite image to an article profiling three of the world's best bike racers.

And the full image:

And the article:

Notes:

Photoseed povides a very nice history--"The Photographic Times: 1871-1915: a definitive American photographic Journal"--of the journal, here: http://photoseed.com/highlights/the-photographic-times-1871-1915-definitive-american-photographic-journal/

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