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[Scrapbook Album of a Competitive Woman Bicycle Racer from St. Louis]
[Scrapbook Album of a Competitive Woman Bicycle Racer from St. Louis]
A remarkable scrapbook album composed of original photography (40 photos total), event programs, clippings, documents, dozens of ephemeral articles, etc...documenting the early-1940's competitive bicycle racing career of a St. Louis woman named Elsie Stracke (b. about 1922). The contents cover regional Midwestern (chiefly St. Louis and Chicago) and national competition in events sanctioned by organizations including the Century Road Club of America, St. Louis Cycling Club, and Amateur Bicycling League of America.
Throughout contents are generously notated. Highlights include material on the 1941 Elgin to Chicago road race (including an event flyer and letter to Stracke from the race organizer explicitly stating there will be no women's division) ; programs and photographs documenting races held in St. Louis' Forest Park and Walsh Stadium ; a collection of original racing numbers with hand-written notations identifying races, dates, etc... to versos.
A rich and unfiltered primary glimpse at women’s competitive bicycle racing in the Midwest during the early 1940's.
[Cycling] : [Women in Sport]. [Scrapbook Album of a Competitive Woman Bicycle Racer from St. Louis]. Various places, including St. Louis, Missouri and Chicago, Illinois: (ca. 1940's). Approximately 14" x 11" commercial scrapbook album with 34 black paper leaves holding various original photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, ephemeral articles, etc... with dozens of additional pieces loose. Mild to moderate general handling wear, overall no remarkable condition issues. About very good.
A remarkable scrapbook album composed of original photography (40 photos total), event programs, clippings, documents, dozens of ephemeral articles, etc...documenting the early-1940's competitive bicycle racing career of a St. Louis woman named Elsie Stracke (b. about 1922). The contents cover regional Midwestern (chiefly St. Louis and Chicago) and national competition in events sanctioned by organizations including the Century Road Club of America, St. Louis Cycling Club, and Amateur Bicycling League of America.
Throughout contents are generously notated. Highlights include material on the 1941 Elgin to Chicago road race (including an event flyer and letter to Stracke from the race organizer explicitly stating there will be no women's division) ; programs and photographs documenting races held in St. Louis' Forest Park and Walsh Stadium ; a collection of original racing numbers with hand-written notations identifying races, dates, etc... to versos.
A rich and unfiltered primary glimpse at women’s competitive bicycle racing in the Midwest during the early 1940's.
[Cycling] : [Women in Sport]. [Scrapbook Album of a Competitive Woman Bicycle Racer from St. Louis]. Various places, including St. Louis, Missouri and Chicago, Illinois: (ca. 1940's). Approximately 14" x 11" commercial scrapbook album with 34 black paper leaves holding various original photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, ephemeral articles, etc... with dozens of additional pieces loose. Mild to moderate general handling wear, overall no remarkable condition issues. About very good.