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Title: Copy of large group picture of [F.A.] Elwell European Bicycle party of 1890 taken at Zurich
Description: Glass negative of a photograph showing the F.A. Elwell European Bicycle party of over a dozen young men posed in front of a large American flag and taken at Zurich. Some men sit on the ground, others sit on a low wall and the back row of the group stands. Some of the men wear three-piece suits while others do not wear suit jackets. The background also includes a backdrop depicting a townscape and the Alps. Frank A. Elwell was part of the League of American Wheelmen and conducted bicycle tours through Europe, America, and Bermuda beginning around 1884. He added ladies tours in 1892., Written in the lower right corner of original photograph: Ph. Link, Photograph, Zürich., Photographer remarks: overtimed - intensified 6/14 '91, Light: Fair sun, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 19, 1891
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1617]

Title: Elwell's Bicycle Party (all but 7) on croquet ground back of Hamilton Hotel, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a large group of men and women gathered on a covered porch decorated with latticework behind Hamilton Hotel. Some of the men and women stand, and others sit on chairs in front of the railing. A bicycle with a large from wheel sits on the left. The women wear long high-necked dresses and hats while the men wear three-piece suits and hats. Frank A. Elwell was part of the League of American Wheelmen and conducted bicycle tours through Europe, America, and Bermuda beginning around 1884. He added ladies tours in 1892., Time: PM, Light: Good light. No sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 21, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.873]

Title: [Elwell's Bicycle Party (all but 7) on croquet ground, back of Hamilton Hotel, Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a large group of men and women gathered on a covered porch decorated with latticework behind Hamilton Hotel. Some of the men and women stand, and others sit on chairs in front of the railing. A bicycle with a large from wheel sits on the left. The women wear long high-necked dresses and hats while the men wear three-piece suits and hats. Frank A. Elwell was part of the League of American Wheelmen and conducted bicycle tours through Europe, America, and Bermuda beginning around 1884. He added ladies tours in 1892., The upper left corner of the negative is missing., Same as last., Photographer remarks: Better negative- W.A. French took off cap for this & last one, no. 873., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 21, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.874]

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