bicycles
1890s
A corps of African-American bicyclists come through and are welcomed with great excitement.
In 1898, Ordinance No. 36 was passed -- no riding bicycles on the sidewalks of Table Rock! Then there was a theft at the brick factory -- a young fellow stole Ed Brock's bicycle! The "entire brickyard force" pursued the thief and caught up with him, finding him hiding in Nate Myer's corn field.
a horrible bicycle accident leaves two people unconscious
circa 1900 - 1912
Gertrude Norris Cotton was born in 1881. How old does she look in this picture? That will help with a date. I say circa 1900 because she looks young. However, she always looked young and pretty. I say 1912 because there was a huge festival in Table Rock that year with many decorated buggies and so on, so maybe she was in that particular parade....
4th of July 1909 -- at a party at the Stepan home in rural Dubois, bicycles were up front!
1920s
This is a sad little picture. This is Richard Andrew -- Dick. He didn't live here. When he was six, he became ill while on a family visit to his grandparents, Dann & Lydia Andrew on his father's side, and Edgar & Lotta Marble Woods on his mother's side. He died, and is buried in the Table Rock Cemetery.
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1940s
1950s
Not sure of the year, but it looks like school is out and someone has left their bicycle behind, without putting down the kickstand!