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, 1982.80.304  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Hartford Wheel Club racing team, Hartford
, 1982.80.304 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Hartford Wheel Club racing team, Hartford

PhotographerPhotographed by Charles T. Stuart American, 1856 - 1902
Dateabout 1885
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 9 13/16 x 7 7/8in. (25 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Honiss Oyster House Company
DescriptionThree men wearing tight knee-length pants and tight short-sleeved shirts pose in front of a high wheel bicycle in front of a studio backdrop.
Object number1982.80.304
InscribedInscribed on back: "L-R Henry Chapman, Ed DeBlois, Bill Harding." On label: "Hartford Wheel Club Racing Team."NotesSubject Note: In 1886, E.A. DeBlois was a clerk at the Pope Manufacturing Company, Henry Chapman was a clerk at 370 Main Street, and William Harding was a carpenter.
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