Bicycle Racer, 1898

THF207844 / Bicycle Racer, 1898
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Artifact Overview

An unidentified racer poses atop a bicycle in this studio photograph from the late 1890s. The image was taken by Boston photographer, Elmer Chickering, famed for his images of politicians, actors, athletes and other public figures.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Cabinet photograph

Date Made

1898

Subject Date

1898

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

86.18.57.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Mounting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 5.063 in
Width: 3.813 in

Inscriptions

Lower obverse: Copyright by / E. Chickering / ‘98