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39 photos and 2 illustrations tagged cycle, from 15 members of Flickr Commons.

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• bicycle
• bike
• vintage
• bicycles
• queensland
• statelibraryofqueensland
• slq
• cycling
• history
• old
• transport
• race
• historic
• photographs
• hat
• racing
• man
• sport
• motorcycle
• woman
• blackandwhite
• archives
• girls
• lady

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• State Library of Queensland 11 photos & illustrations
• East Riding Archives 6 photos & illustrations
• State Library of New South Wales 4 photos & illustrations
• Museum of Hartlepool 3 photos & illustrations
• North East Museums 3 photos & illustrations
• National Library of Scotland 3 photos & illustrations
• National Museum of Denmark 2 photos & illustrations
• British Library 2 photos & illustrations
• The Library of Congress 1 photo / illustration
• Public Record Office of Northern Ireland 1 photo / illustration
• NASA on The Commons 1 photo / illustration
• U.S. National Archives 1 photo / illustration

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King Christian X on his horse. Gyldenløvsgade in Copenhagen 1940.

from National Museum of Denmark

• James Emmans said:

  Should be 'on his horse'

• National Museum of Denmark said:

  James Emmans Thanks!

Education building entrance Bridge Street Sydney during the Flu Epidemic

from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

• 3 older comments, and then…
• beachcomber australia said:

  SNAP! From State Library NSW, who say April 1919 - acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=179268 (found via Google Image search)

• beachcomber australia said:

  This exact photo was used in an article in The Mirror Sunday 13/4/1919 p.8 - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/136733822 - Read All About It! "S.O.S. MOTOR CYCLES READY TO START IN FIGHTING THE INFLUENZA PEST A number of motor cycles with side-cars, which are used for various work in the task of fighting the influenza epidemic, lined up outside the headquarters of the Administrative Committee, Education Department offices, ready to start on their errand of mercy. They all have the sign S.O.S. plainly marked on them. ... " Thank you again, Trove! National Library of Australia

• beachcomber australia said:

  I tell a lie! It's not quite the same photo - spot the differences!

• beachcomber australia said:

  Background info on the 1918 'flu pandemic en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_flu_pandemic

• beachcomber australia said:

  GoogleMapsStreetView - goo.gl/maps/YTJBd - an excellent 'now'.

Motorcycle rider posing with a Coventry Eagle racing bike, No. 116, city street setting, ca. 1935

from State Library of New South Wales

• State Library of New South Wales said:

  Doe anyone have any ideas about where this might have been taken?

• Simon Dodd said:

  Looks like No 119 to me! 😂

• covid convict said:

  trove.nla.gov.au/work/184210393 - this NLA Fairfax aerial pic shows the location... Also see www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/50752729658/