Women in a Rolling Chair Pushed by a Male Attendant, Boardwalk at Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1930
THF211324 / Women in a Rolling Chair Pushed by a Male Attendant, Boardwalk at Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1930
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Artifact Overview
Rolling chairs, introduced in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1884, were the only vehicles allowed on the resort town's popular boardwalk. Boardwalk businesses offered the chairs -- along with attendants to push them -- to tourists for rent. In 1891, Atlantic City began to capitalize on the practice, collecting a $10 licensing fee for each of the chairs.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1930
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.18.65.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 7 in
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