Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Violet Ward and Daisy Elliott with a bicycle] |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
ca. 1895 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original B&W print. Violet Ward and Daisy Elliott pose with a bicycle, in front of a draped backdrop. Daisy stands on the bicycle with one foot on a pedal and one foot on the ground; she wears a dark colored belted garment with bloomers. Violet stands behind her, looking directly toward the camera, wearing a light colored suit with a long skirt. |
Print size |
7.875 x 6.5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
In 1896, Alice Austen's close friend Violet Ward published the book "Bicycling for Ladies," which provided instruction in all aspects of bicycling including proper riding form, bicycle repairs, and appropriate clothing. The book's illustrations were created from photographs taken by Alice Austen, with their friend Daisy Elliott as the model. |
Earliest Date |
1894 |
Latest Date |
1895 |
Subjects |
Bicycles & tricycles Sports Sport clothes |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Ward, Maria E. Elliott, Daisy |
Catalog Number |
50.015.2519 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, February 2016. |
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. |