Man helping child on tricycle, onboard a steamer

Man helping child on tricycle, onboard a steamer

ID: QZP27_58_36_25 DESCRIPTION: A man helping a small girl to ride a tricycle. The photograph has been taken onboard a steamer in Kintyre. Bicycling was a very popular mode of transport during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Improved road surfaces allowed cyclists to go on longer runs and with this demand came the invention of more lightweight designs. Children's bicycles also came on the market for the first time, during this period This image is available to purchase. For further information about purchasing and prices please email Argyll and Bute Library & Information Service PLACENAME: unidentified CREATOR (AV): Charles & Dennis MacGrory PERIOD: 1890s; 1900s; 1910s SOURCE: Argyll and Bute Library & Information Service COLLECTION: MacGrory Brothers Archive Asset ID: 30615 KEYWORDS: