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- Dallie Julian, Somersault Equestrienne, circa 1900 - Professional photographers began producing cabinet cards in 1867. Consumers quickly preferred them over earlier cartes-de-visite, which were mounted on smaller cardboard stock. Through the early 1900s, Americans commonly exchanged and collected cabinet photographs of family, friends and celebrities. This example, made by noted circus photographer Frank Wendt around 1900, features a young equestrienne performer and her horse.
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Dallie Julian, Somersault Equestrienne, circa 1900
Professional photographers began producing cabinet cards in 1867. Consumers quickly preferred them over earlier cartes-de-visite, which were mounted on smaller cardboard stock. Through the early 1900s, Americans commonly exchanged and collected cabinet photographs of family, friends and celebrities. This example, made by noted circus photographer Frank Wendt around 1900, features a young equestrienne performer and her horse.
- "Associated Cycle Dealers of Chicago Souvenir Year Book and Program," 1922 - Bicycle races attracted large crowds from the late 19th century well into the 20th. These competitions promoted the cycling industry and encouraged technological development. This yearbook, published in 1940 by the Associated Cycle Dealers of Chicago, contains 40 pages of advertisements, profiles of professional cyclists, and photographs from the greater Chicago area.
- 1922
- Collections - Artifact
"Associated Cycle Dealers of Chicago Souvenir Year Book and Program," 1922
Bicycle races attracted large crowds from the late 19th century well into the 20th. These competitions promoted the cycling industry and encouraged technological development. This yearbook, published in 1940 by the Associated Cycle Dealers of Chicago, contains 40 pages of advertisements, profiles of professional cyclists, and photographs from the greater Chicago area.