BOSTON BICYCLE CLUB - Saturday, 4:00pm on March 30th, 1878. Exterior 17-1/4" x 14". The Arch at Chestnut Hill Reservoirs in Boston. This is the FIRST PHOTO of the 1st bicycle club in the USA. Taken by Mr. G. H. Drew of the American Photograph Co., Boston. Provenance ~ Information from THE AMERICAN BICYCLING JOURNAL of April 13, 1878. Very historic image. Note: the Boston Bicycle Club was the 1st bicycle club in the USA and a founding member of the League of American Wheelmen. Shields Collection
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