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Title
Bicycle Innovations
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
1900, ca
Contributing Institution
Center for Sacramento History
Collection
Center for Sacramento History Photo Collection
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Description
Drawing of a bicycle with large gun mounted on front. The French army became the first to use bicycles in war during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. The United States' first attempt to use bicycles in the military was in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. Bicycles were also used effectively in WWI and II.
Type
image
Identifier
65B5E051-656E-4218-8614-714799803295
1995/043/020
Subject
Bicycles
Men
Guns

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