Bicyclist with Columbia Bicycle, circa 1892
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Low-mount bicycles with chain drives and pneumatic tires displaced the lofty, high-wheel cycles in the 1890s. This photograph shows a man posing with his Columbia bicycle about 1892. The average man and woman could now ride in comfort and safety -- not trying to mount a 50-inch wheel or taking a fall from the precarious heights of the high wheeler.
Low-mount bicycles with chain drives and pneumatic tires displaced the lofty, high-wheel cycles in the 1890s. This photograph shows a man posing with his Columbia bicycle about 1892. The average man and woman could now ride in comfort and safety -- not trying to mount a 50-inch wheel or taking a fall from the precarious heights of the high wheeler.
Artifact
Cabinet photograph
Date Made
circa 1892
Subject Date
circa 1892
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.18.13.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 4.25 in
Inscriptions
Photographer's imprint on front: Tanquerey / 63&65 WEST 14th. ST. Opp. MACY'S / NEW YORK Photographer's imprint on back: Tanquerey / Photographic / Art Studio. / 63 & 65 W. 14TH ST. / NEW YORK / THIS NEGATIVE IS PRESERVED, DUPLICATES / CAN BE HAD AT ANY TIME.
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