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Identifier	ov032
Title	Bishop, California. Motorcyclists
Creator	Unknown;
Date Created	after 1912
Description	A group of motorcyclists, along with bicyclists, are on display at an unknown location (probably Bishop) in the Owens Valley. The persons in the photograph are unknown. The mountains in the background are most likely the White Mountains. Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Background	Motorcycling: an unusual record of a pastime not usually associated with the Owens Valley at this time. The type of motorcycle is the Excelsior with the v-shaped cylinders, which was manufactured after 1912.
Type	image;
Physical Description	1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm
Institution	Center for the Study of Los Angeles Research Collection, Loyola Marymount University
Collection Identifier	http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3w1022nb
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	Public Domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Language	eng;
Subject (Place)	Bishop (Calif.); White Mountains (Calif.);
Subject (Topic)	Motorcycles--20th century; Motorcyclists--California--Owens Valley; Bicycles; Bicyclists--California--Owens Valley;
Form/Genre	Photographs; Postcards;
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/
Item/Call Number	J. D. Black Papers, CSLA-15, Series 3: Photographs, Subseries A: Photographic Postcards, Box 5, Sleeve 15