Women with bicycles

A DigitalNZ Story by Penny Dugmore

Image: Girl in the garden of The Avenue, Karangahape Road, 1902

Girl in the garden of The Avenue, Karangahape Road, 1902

Auckland Libraries

Image: Woman with a bicycle

Woman with a bicycle

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Cybele Ethel Kirk with bicycle

Cybele Ethel Kirk with bicycle

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Figure with horse, rifle, and bicycle

Figure with horse, rifle, and bicycle

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Woman with bicycle

Woman with bicycle

The University of Auckland Library

Image: Untitled [man, woman, child on tiny bicycles]

Untitled [man, woman, child on tiny bicycles]

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Two ladies with bicycles

Two ladies with bicycles

Wairarapa Archive

Image: Unidentified young woman, with a bicycle, outdoors, with a backdrop, probably Christchurch district

Unidentified young woman, with a bicycle, outdoors, with a backdrop, probably Christchurch district

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified young woman, with a bicycle, outdoors, with a backdrop, probably Christchurch district

Unidentified young woman, with a bicycle, outdoors, with a backdrop, probably Christchurch district

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [Nurse Bessie McKay, on bicycle, with Mr Hodson, Auckland Private Hospital]

[Nurse Bessie McKay, on bicycle, with Mr Hodson, Auckland Private Hospital]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: [Nurse Bessie McKay, with bicycle, Auckland Private Hospital]

[Nurse Bessie McKay, with bicycle, Auckland Private Hospital]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Outdoors portrait of unidentified young woman in a woollen jacket with shoulder pads and matching skirt, pearl necklace and straw hat, standing with a woman's bicycle in front of false backdrop, probably Christchurch region

Outdoors portrait of unidentified young woman in a woollen jacket with shoulder pads and matching skirt, pearl necklace and straw hat, standing wit...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified woman outside a wooden house, with a decorated bicycle with flowers, and a painted studio backdrop, probably Christchurch district

Unidentified woman outside a wooden house, with a decorated bicycle with flowers, and a painted studio backdrop, probably Christchurch district

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unidentified man and woman with bicycles, a little girl is sitting in a cane seat attached to the handlebars, probably Christchurch district

Unidentified man and woman with bicycles, a little girl is sitting in a cane seat attached to the handlebars, probably Christchurch district

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Outdoors portrait in front of false backdrop, unidentified woman with lace blouse, necklace and large hat with ribbons, standing with women's bicycle, probably Christchurch region

Outdoors portrait in front of false backdrop, unidentified woman with lace blouse, necklace and large hat with ribbons, standing with women's bicyc...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Outdoors portrait with false backdrop, an unidentified woman in dark double breasted jacket with large white buttons and flowers, tie and straw hat, standing holding women's bicycle, probably Christchurch region

Outdoors portrait with false backdrop, an unidentified woman in dark double breasted jacket with large white buttons and flowers, tie and straw hat...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Studio unidentified portrait of a young woman in a double round shirt collar with bow tie, a flower patterned blouse, matching coat and long skirt, with a large feathered hat with hat pins, standing with a women's bicycle, Christchurch

Studio unidentified portrait of a young woman in a double round shirt collar with bow tie, a flower patterned blouse, matching coat and long skirt,...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Outdoors in front of a false backdrop, portrait of an unidentified young woman in a high lace v-neck blouse with bar brooch and long dark skirt, standing with a large feathered hat and gloves holding a woman's bicycle, probably Christchurch region

Outdoors in front of a false backdrop, portrait of an unidentified young woman in a high lace v-neck blouse with bar brooch and long dark skirt, st...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Outdoors portrait in front of false backdrop, an unidentified young woman with rosette, on a bicycle float of Robert Falcon Scott's boat the 'Terra Nova', probably Christchurch region

Outdoors portrait in front of false backdrop, an unidentified young woman with rosette, on a bicycle float of Robert Falcon Scott's boat the 'Terra...

Alexander Turnbull Library