Tag Archives: Bicycles

1940: A Power for the Hills

Posted on November 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

When I penetrated back to the day-room I encountered two gentlemen called Sergeant Pluck and Mr Gilhaney and they were holding a meeting about the question of bicycles. “I do not believe in the three-speed gear at all,” the Sergeant … Continue reading →

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1910: James A. Saunders

Posted on October 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Patrolman James A. Saunders, Plainfield NJ’s first African-American police officer. Saunders was a member of the force from 1895 to 1917. (source)

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1945: Tadayori Kihara’s Suitcase

Posted on September 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

When the first atomic bomb detonated over Hiroshima, Tadayori Kihara was riding his bicycle onto a bridge; this suitcase was mounted behind his seat. The blast threw Kihara off his bicycle and onto the bridge walkway.  Most of the skin … Continue reading →

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1903: Bicycle as Angel

Posted on August 26, 2017 by corvusfugit

A model in Hugo Simberg’s studio for his painting The Wounded Angel (1903). A bicycle is playing the part of the angel. Sources here and here.

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1907: It Rains in Ireland

Posted on May 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Irish rain of the summer and autumn is a kind of damp poem. It is humid fragrance, and it has a way of stealing into your life which disarms anger. It is a soft, apologetic, modest kind of rain, as … Continue reading →

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