Husband and Wife with a High-Wheel Bicycle and Tricycle, 1887
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Artifact Overview
Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Reynolds posed with their vehicles in this 1887 photograph. Mr. Reynolds' high-wheel bicycle was difficult to mount especially if one dressed like Mrs. Reynolds. Women, however, did not concede the benefits of cycling to men; tricycles were available, women donned less restrictive clothing to mount high-wheelers, and low-mount "safety" bikes were becoming more popular.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Cabinet photograph
Date Made
11 January 1887
Subject Date
1887
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.18.119.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 4.25 in
Inscriptions
Label on front: MR. & MRS. JOSHUA REYNOLDS. / STOCKPORT, N.Y.
Handwritten in ink on back:
To Daisie from her unknown "Cycling Friends." Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Reynolds Stockport, N.Y., January 11, 1887
Forshew Hudson N.Y. Columbia Light Roadster Bicycle, and Columbia two-track tricycle of 1885 Pope mfg. Co., Boston, makers
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