Title (apparently given to its by photographer) is "Paying for his fun"
Another photo (that seems to be the only other one digitized) by the mysterious 1890s photographer, F.T. Harmon, who took the two in yesterday's blog entry. I like his sleeve protectors keeping his shirt clean as he polishes up his spokes.
You can see the rear cog in on the wheel - chains were different at this time and there were only half as many teeth on a cog because the chain had a space for a tooth only between every other link.
From the Library of Congress.
An original page from "Leslie's Weekly" Nov. 18, 1897 has this and other photos in it from F. T. Harmon. It's on ebay right now, https://www.ebay.com/itm/BICYCLE-Riding-Wheelmen-Problems-antique-views-authentic-1897/311518103635 Grab the scan if you can.
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