Y

Photograph

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Rocktown History

Mr. W.A. Welch

Mr. W.A. Welch

Name/Title

Y

Entry/Object ID

Photo0714.jpg

Description

Mr. W.A. Welch of the Tenth Legion, VA with his Dayton bicycle. The Dayton (Ohio) Sewing Machine Company began manufacturing bicycles in 1892. The business evolved into the Huffy brand.

Collection

Collection 001

Made/Created

Date made

Aug 7, 1915

Notes

Medium: Black & White, postcard

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

People

Dimensions

Height

3-1/16 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Copyright

Copyright Details

HRHS

Notes

Rep Rights: HRHS

General Notes

Note

Notes: Newspaper cutout in file: "Remarkable Bicycle Run" He rode 11 miles between Lacey Springs and Dayton with the detached handle-bars from the bicycle in his left hand and a U.S. flag in the right. File Name: 714 Photo Key: 1073

Create Date

May 24, 2026

Update Date

May 27, 2026