Name/Title
A set of eight album sheets (a-h) with pasted photographs, biking club, ca. 1900Entry/Object ID
2015.350.1.1Description
A set of eight album sheets (a-h) with pasted photographs, biking club, ca. 1900. The album sheet is a stiff white board with three sets of two holes along the left edge for binding. The images shows a biking club or team throughout Los Angeles. Notable photographs: a Ford model A, Mount Lowe Railway, lemonade stand, Knights Templar parade and the G.A.R. arch, downtown stores, hiking scenes of waterfalls and trails, group shots on bikes racing, Los Angeles residences, palm trees, gardening, camping at Henry Days Camp at the Russian River, outdoor stoves, bridges, swimming, railroad tracks, Altadena post office and depot. Some sheets have ink or pencil inscriptions. The album sheets and photographs are in fair condition. A few sheets have torn holes at the left edge, one sheet has a photograph cut out, some acid transfer, moderate fading, general surface soiling throughout and acid burn along edges. The objects are in good condition overall.
