Among his many interests, Marriott C. Morris was a fan of bicycling. Whether playing with his children or taking extended trips, Morris had joined in on a craze that swept America and Europe in the late Victorian period. Interested in the many images of bicycles and bicycling parties within the Marriott C. Morris Collection, Curatorial and Reading Room Assistant Emma Ricciardi wrote a quick history of the bicycle. Read more about her research on the Library Company blog: http://librarycompany.org/news/
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