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Assorted papers - Ticket to Annual Excursion to Marshall Hall and Indian Head, July 26 1892

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 10

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

The series consists of scrapbooks and assorted clippings, papers, and programs of the Capital Bicycle Club and it’s members from 1880-1929. Box 1 contains the club’s official scrapbook from 1880-1890 with Box 2 containing a scrapbook prepared by the D.C. Public Library spanning 1891-1929. Each scrapbook is chronologically arranged by date and contains clippings, prize ribbons, and programs. Both scrapbooks had been assigned a catalog number by the Washington, D.C. Public Library of Wash.Ref.796-606c244r. Of special note is founding member L. Warren Seely’s original manuscript for the “Presentation of the Cat”, circa 1883. A corresponding transcript is included in the series from The Republic’s January 27, 1883 issue. The “Sacred Cat” served as the club’s official mascot with the “Procession of the Sacred Cat” held on February 22, 1887. Photographs of the “Procession of the Sacred Cat” can be found in Series I.

Dates

  • Creation: July 26 1892

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Extent

From the Collection: 4 Linear feet

From the Collection: 10 Boxes

Repository Details

Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository

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