Posts Tagged ‘1910s’

“Lady Florence Norman, a suffragette, on her motor-scooter in 1916, traveling to work at offices in London where she was a supervisor. The scooter was a birthday present from her husband, the journalist and Liberal politician Sir Henry Norman.” (Thanks to Barbara Fuentes for photo and text.)  It’s not a motorcycle, but she certainly paved the way for us motoladies.

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It can’t be denied that Harley Davidson certainly has some interesting history and took a huge part in the development of American motorcycling culture.  These are vintage photos from the Harley Davidson archives- early assembly line and factory.

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Woman on a 1912 Henderson motorcycle with her family. Good old fashioned motolady. 

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Ella Mathis on a Harley Davidson c. 1910–1920.

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One of my favorite submissions to date… a motolady from generations past! This is a picture of my great grandmother Ingeborg in Boston in the 1910s. She moved to the U.S. all the way from Sweden, and a century later I did the same thing. It’s kinda cool to think that this motolady thing runs in my blood, even though it apparently skipped a couple of generations :). – Sanna (Cinderalley)

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Agnes Goudy on her Excelsior motorcycle, Chicago 1918.

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Now that is vintage. 1912 Cyclone Race Bike

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