Young Men and Women with Their Bicycles, Waterville, Ohio, circa 1895

THF136618 / Young Men and Women with Their Bicycles, Waterville, Ohio, circa 1895
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Artifact Overview

Unmarried young people found that some Victorian-era social restrictions -- like having a chaperone -- loosened on a bicycle trip.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1895

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

93.12.22

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4.25 in
Width: 5.188 in

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