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Events and Activities | Major Taylor Centennial Day
Photos from the Major Taylor Centennial Day
and Safe Summer Fun bike helmet sale
at Quinsigamond State Park on July 23, 1999.
Photos by Lynne Tolman and Jonathan McElvery
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A Paramedic from the UMass Bike Team fits a
helmet while Mayor Ray Mariano proclaims it Major Taylor
Centennial Day. |
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MassBike Tour riders go through the chow line. |
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Conrad Willeman, executive director of MassBike,
explains that bicyclists are an "indicator species,"
sign of a healthy community. |
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Emcee Stacey DeBoise Luster announces pledges to
the Major Taylor statue fund of $10,000 each from the Fletcher
Foundation and the Stoddard Charitable Trust. |
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Mechanic Jeff from Bicycle Alley makes an
adjustment. |
 Bicycling
writer Lynne Tolman pays tribute to Major Taylor.
Other speakers include City Manager Thomas Hoover; Gladys
Rodriguez-Parker, representing U.S. Rep. James McGovern; Steve
O'Neil from the Worcester Office of Planning and Community
Development; and Mayor Ray Mariano. |
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Worcester Police Department officers from the
Community Services Division and the bike patrol are a hit with
cyclists of all ages. |
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Juggler Jackie Davis enlists a helper. |
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Pros from UMass Memorial Health Care make sure
helmets fit properly. |
| Vicki Elson from the Bicycle Pavilion in
Hadley points the way for a youngster on an antique hand-powered
tricycle. |
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Lynne tries out the antique trike. |
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