Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Saunders bicycle shop] |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Photographer |
Benedict, Coleman |
Date |
ca. 1900 |
Collection |
Staten Island Geographic Collection |
Description |
B&W print made from the original negative. Diagonal front and side view of the Saunders bicycle shop on Richmond Avenue in Port Richmond, Staten Island. The store windows have the name "SAUNDERS" and the number "90," and a sign "CRESCENT." A man and a woman stand in front of the store. Safety bicycles are displayed in the store windows, and a tandem bicycle stands on the street in front of the store. A house with a mansard roof is to the left of the store. Photo is by Coleman Benedict. (Keywords: New York) |
Acquisition |
Gift of Grace Benedict Hyland |
Ownership and History |
The Saunders store was mentioned in the Richmond County Advance on May 9, 1896: "Chas. U. Saunders, the veteran bicycle dealer of Port Richmond, has a fine stock of wheels on hand, for sale or to rent at reasonable prices and on easy terms. He has also a well-equipped repair department and a complete line of sundries." |
Earliest Date |
1895 |
Latest Date |
1905 |
Subjects |
Bicycle shops Bicycles & tricycles Storefronts |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Benedict, Coleman Saunders, Charles U. |
Catalog Number |
PH01.0010 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Great Kills Woman's Club, August 2017. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |