Title	1890s: Auburn Bicycle Club
Description	This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the University. From page 57: The time was right in the Gay Nineties for a bicycle club in Auburn. The high wheeler, with its large front wheel and small back one, had been replaced by a safety model with wheels the same size. Air-filled rubber tires had been around since 1890. Therefore, fresh air, exercise, and pleasure seekers such as George Petrie, fourth from left, and B.B. Ross, sixth from left, organized a group of riders. The club eventually built a bicycle path from where Gay Street ended at Samford Avenue to Wright's Mill (Chewacla Park). Others in front of the McElhaney House were, from left: Charles Ross, Bob Trammell, J.M. Stedman, Mrs. Petrie (who with her husband had ridden a tandem bike on part of their honeymoon trip in Virginia), A. Foster McKissick with daughter Ellison in basket, and John J. Wilmore. The pet dog was muzzled. Photo source: Auburn University Archives.
Date	ca. 1890s
Place	Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings	Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Bicycles -- Alabama Education, Higher -- Alabama Auburn University -- History Universities and colleges -- Alabama Recreation -- Alabama
EOA Categories	History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era Education -- Higher Education
Original Medium	black and white photograph, 2836 x 2165 pixels
Type	Image
Format	JPEG
File Name	ed2p53023.tif
Citation	Logue, Mickey and Simms, Jack. Auburn, A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village. 3rd edition. 2013. ; --, 2nd edition. 1996.
Repository	Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Language	eng
Rights	This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by	Coates, Midge