Henry W. Higham’s Bicycle Racing Medal, 1883
notes: label: Description
content: When Henry W. Higham, a high-wheel bicycle racer from Nottingham, England, came to the United States in the early 1880s, he already held the title “6 Days Bicycle Champion Belt of Scotland” following an 1880 contest at Glasgow. In 1883, Higham challenged champion racer John S. Prince to a series of three races in the United States. Prince won two out of three races to take the match. Higham then challenged Prince and three other racers to a single 20-mile rematch, and Higham won. His son, Harry Higham, donated the 1880 belt and 1883 gold medal to the Smithsonian Institution in 1944.
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content: Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
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content: Transportation
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content: Road Transportation
label: Exhibition
content: Object Project
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: H. W. Higham
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.313686
label: catalog number
content: 313686
label: accession number
content: 168449
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal
label: Other Terms
content: medal; Road; Bicycle
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: velvet (case material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold plated (part: material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 in x 1 1/4 in; 10.16 cm x 3.175 cm