Images Dated 2004 July

The Bone Shaker Bicycle of the 1840's

Photograph of a cyclist on a Bone Shaker bicycle of the 1840's to 1850's. This type of bicycle was innovative in having pedals, but earnt it's moniker through the used of solid wood or metal wheels

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

07, 1896, 21, Bicycle, Cyclist, Dec, Earnt, Historical, History, Iln, Import, Innovative, Metal, Moniker, Pedals, Solid, Type, Wheels, Wood

Victorian Cyclists and Motorists on a Snowy Road

Illustration showing the scene on a British road in the winter, circa 1899. In the foreground cyclists, two on a tandem, can be seen. Behind them, a typical motor car of the period, with it's passengers wrapped up against the cold. In the background can be seen a motor driven van and a bicycle, with four riders. The original caption for this image, which was published in the Christmas Number, was a two verse poem entitled: Who Wants a motor-car?

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Killing an Elephant for food, Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 18

Illustration showing the killing of an elephant, in the Jardin des Plantes, for food during the Siege of Paris in the winter of 1870-1. During the Siege of Paris many zoo animals and domestic animals were killed for food by the desperate Parisians and French army. The four month siege ended with French capitulation to the Prussians on January 28th 1871

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans