Daily Herald Photograph; Hercules Bicycle Factory
- Made:
- 1947-09-18 in Birmingham
One photograph titled 'The World Rides on British Wheels', showing employees at the Hercules Cycle works, Birmingham. Full caption on back, photograph description reads; 'The Home despatch department - wheeling out completed cycles'. The factory employed 3500 people and produced 600.000 bicycles per annum, of which 70% were exported overseas.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/46400
- Materials:
- paper
- type:
- photographic print
