Sir Douglas Maclean and John Foster Fraser with penny farthing
Production date
1896-1898
Current rights
Public Domain
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The photograph shows Sir Douglas Maclean holding the penny farthing he rode from Wellington to Napier, February 1876. John Foster Fraser is standing next to him.
Photographer, unknown.
Date, between 1896 - 1898. Sir John Foster Fraser was a British travel author. In July 1896 he and two friends took a bicycle trip round the world riding Rover safety bicycles. They covered 19,237 miles in two years and two months travelling through 17 countries and across three continents.
Photographer, unknown.
Date, between 1896 - 1898. Sir John Foster Fraser was a British travel author. In July 1896 he and two friends took a bicycle trip round the world riding Rover safety bicycles. They covered 19,237 miles in two years and two months travelling through 17 countries and across three continents.
Production date
1896-1898
Production period
Media/Materials description
Black & white photograph.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 135 x 100mm
Signature/Inscription
H.B. Art Gallery & Museum, Stamp, Stamp
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Subject period
Subject date
1896-1898
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 1798
Credit Line
gifted by Mrs and Miss Pallot
Other number(s)
m56/35, 1798, 91949
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