Researching= Maryland Bicycle club, Baltimore Maryland

[Kurt S.]

Currently researching the "Maryland Bicycle Club" of Baltimore Maryland.

Needing any images of these bicyclists to help identify them in a club photo.

Also needing any club rosters. ( I have added a PDF attachment of what I could put together as a club Roster for 1882-83) >>>>Roster image attached updated 3-3-19

Also needed is an example image of the "Maryland Bicycle Club" badge. 

Would also like an image of one other club's badge, the "Baltimore Bicycle club".



My most sincere and grateful thanks, Kurt Schaak

kurtschaak@yahoo.com

[Paul Rubenson]

Here is a photo of the Maryland Bicycle Club.  It is near Druid Hill Park, Baltimore cyclists' favorite gathering place.  Druid Hill Park is where the Hanlon Brothers first raced velocipedes in Baltimore in 1869, and where the Wheelmen held their 1888 National Meet (the first meet to include women riders).  The Maryland Bicycle Club still stands but is now apartments. 

[Kurt S.]

Thank you Paul, that is a nice print of their clubhouse. 

I have been enjoying reading the history of this area and the club.  Baltimore is really rich with history, I just read an article about "The Star Spangled Banner" being written there.

Anyway, I had found a couple of things about the clubhouses that the Maryland Bicycle Club had.  Their first gathering place, which seems to be from the article a grand place, was at 10 North Avenue.  The clubhouse which you kindly posted, was inaugurated as  such in 1885, although I'm intrigued by whom your print has listed as Architect and Builder, my clippings have shown someone different, I will assume yours being the latter printing of 1894 has it correct.

Thank you again.   

[Kurt S.]

  The Maryland Bicycle Club photograph was taken between 1885 and 1889. 

  One of the fun discoveries I had with this photo was when looking the blurry image of the pennant and mirroring the image  & rotating it sideways where most of the name Maryland could be read.