The first tricycle in Wilbraham

The first tricycle in Wilbraham

Item Information

Title:
The first tricycle in Wilbraham
Description:
Mabel Welch sits in a tricycle, with two large wheels on either side of her and a small one in front. She is wearing a dark dress and bowler-shaped hat. To the left, Mary Howard stands in a white dress holding a tennis racquet. A white dog with two large brown spots and grown ears is laying down beside her. A white fence is behind them and a field in the background.
Date:
1887
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Wilbraham Public Library
Collection (local):
Wilbraham Town Archives Photographic Collection
Series:
Highways & Transportation
Subjects:
Women
Dogs
Bicycles & tricycles
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Wilbraham
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Notes:
Handwritten note on the back “Mary E. Howard in white dress. Mabel R. Welch on tricycle 1887” and notes that the cattle in the field are where United Church now stands, and that the tricycle is in the yard of the Congregational parsonage (now 489 Main St.)
Identifier:
WPL-TA3-0072