Little Tin Gods on Wheels. - The San Francisco Examiner - Sunday, May 05, 1895

Thanks to @lahosken for the "now" photo, to go with the "then" photo.

The Midwinter Fair and its Music Concourse in #SanFrancisco 's #GoldenGatePark were one year old, when this article about the #bicycle and #bloomer fad was written. The drawing of #moonlight #bike #riders would have been drawn from a POV looking southwest.

"WHEN Society takes up a fad it does it thoroughly, whether it be for wheel or whoa. Just now it is wheels, and the horses are standing forgotten in their stalls, while the world tools itself over the broad red roads. Some go so far as to say that the horse's day is over forever, and that we will trundle down through the ages pneumatic tired, with moist foreheads and abnormally developed calves."

Read more here: https://www.wooljersey.com/wiki/Little_Tin_Gods_on_Wheels._-_The_San_Francisco_Examiner_-_Sunday,_May_05,_1895

#BikeTooter #SFBike #history #BicycleHistory #GGP #fashion #womenonbikes

🚴🏻‍♀️ Heimliche Heldinnen auf Rädern 🚴🏻‍♀️
Acht Episoden von aussergewöhnlichen Frauen, die mit dem Fahrrad Geschichte geschrieben haben. Trotz gebrochenen Lenkern, tschechischen Dieben und einem bulgarischen Wolf.

#WomenOnBikes #CyclingHistory #InspiringWomen

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