Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Violet Ward and Caroline Ward with bicycle] |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
ca. 1895 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. Violet Ward (left) and Caroline Ward (right) stand on opposite sides of a bicycle in front of a draped backdrop. Both women hold the bicycle's seat and handlebars. (Keywords: New York) |
Film Size |
6.5 x 8.5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
Sisters Maria (nickname Violet) and Caroline Ward were friends of the photographer. In 1896, Violet published the book "Bicycling for Ladies," which featured illustrations based on photos taken by Alice Austen. |
Earliest Date |
1894 |
Latest Date |
1896 |
Subjects |
Bicycles & tricycles |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Ward, Maria E. Ward, Caroline Constantia |
Catalog Number |
50.015.6477 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, March 2020. |
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. |