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Portland, OR: Pacific Cycle Race Association, 1931. Folio. 7.5 x 14.5 in. [6 pp (unpaginated).] triptych program which folds out, illust. of wooden velodrome race track on front cover, photo illustrations on back cover for Hill Military Academy (minor dustsoiling, edgewear, creasing in center), still VG- copy. First edition of this exceedingly scarce race program for the first Six-Day Bicycle Race sporting event to be held in Portland, OR during the Great Depression, featuring world class riders. Six-Day bicycle races on specially built velodromes were the iron-man events of the late 19th and opening decades of the 20th centuries. In 1899, laws were passed forbidding cyclists to race for more than 12 hours a day, so promoters arranged the events with two-man teams who were required to be on the track at all times with one rider resting in a small hut on the inside of the velodrome bowl, often covering 2800 miles during 146 hours of continuous riding. The winners were determined by the number of laps…
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New York.: Blakely Hall.. 09- 1897.. Magazine, 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches, pp 101-202 plus advertising, extensive photographic illustrations. Several very interesting and well-illustrated articles relating to New York City and vicinity (Coney Island, New York Types, A Skyscraper from Cellar to Cornice, etc.) Of chief interest is an illustrated article Bicycle Racing, Past and Present ("with photographs of the most famous riders of the day"). The nine page well-illustrated article is a highlight of the magazine. Covers are essentially loose from text block; thumb-size discoloration at bottom free edge of first 22 pp well outside text; chipping and paper loss to front cover; the magazine contains a number of interesting advertisements for bicycles. Numerous photo portraits of women ("Art in Photography"); also articles on Modern Theatrical Architecture (Keith's Boston House); Spiritual Charlatanry (Mediums Exposed!) Contents in overall good condition while covers and spine and initial pages have issues, noted. .
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- Date Published 09- 1897.
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Official program international 6-day cycle race featuring twenty world famous bicycle riders. Pacific Cycle Race Association, Inc. presents Portland’s first international professional six-day bicycle race at the Multnomah Civic Stadium. . . .
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