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Funky 1886 Bicycle Built for Two at the White House

Tom Jul 23, 2012 Faces & Places of Yesterday 1 Comment

Here’s a good find from the National Archives. It’s a very well dressed couple riding an odd-looking bicycle (or quad-cycle), just south of the White House.

Smartly dressed couple seated on an 1886-model bicycle for two. The South Portico of the White House, Washington, D.C., in the background. 77-RP-7347-4. (National Archives)

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