An antique high-wheeler has a front wheel that's more than 4 feet tall. It positions the rider precariously high. Riding one is a bit like pedaling a stepladder, a stepladder with no brakes. The ...

ST. AUGUSTINE — When confronted with one of Keith Pariani's 19th-century high-wheel bicycles — with its front wheel more than 4½ feet high, with a kid's-sized back wheel, and with its leather seat ...

Fifty-five cyclists will ‘pedal to the medal’ this Saturday at Frederick’s 11th annual National Clustered Spires High Wheel Race. Competitors this year range in age from 17 to 75 and hail from 12 ...

Gui Nelessen is used to getting some strange looks when he goes out for a ride on his high wheel bicycle. “The world stops” when you ride past, he said. “You hear conversations stop.” But there were ...

It’s 1885 and a couple dozen men stare down the camera in front of Sever Hall. Some stand, others recline on the grass. All sport dapper suits and caps. But the focus of the photo is the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Elbert C. Wood used this ordinary ...

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WEST ALLIS, Wis. - He's become a bit of a celebrity around West Allis. You might know the man who rides around on an old-time, high-wheel bike. Recently, that bike was stolen. "We’ve got to find the ...