Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Violet Ward and Daisy Elliott with bicycles] |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
ca. 1895 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. Maria E. Ward (left) and Daisy Elliott stand next to their bicycles in front of the Ward family home in Grymes Hill, Staten Island, New York. Both women are wearing suits, hats, and gloves. |
Film Size |
6.5 x 8.5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
In 1896, Alice Austen's close friend Maria E. Ward (nickname Violet) 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. |
Exhibit Label Text |
A bicycling craze swept the nation in the 1890s. This photograph shows two of Miss Austen's friends preparing to go for a ride. The suit worn by Violet Ward may be one of the bicycling outfits that were newly available in the mid-1890s, designed to make riding easier and safer for women. |
Exhibit Label Text |
In 1896, Violet Ward published the book Bicycling for Ladies, which taught women how to ride as well as addressing such issues as proper clothing and bicycle repair. The book's illustrations were created from photographs taken by Alice Austen. |
Earliest Date |
1893 |
Latest Date |
1897 |
Subjects |
Bicycles & tricycles Sport clothes |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Ward, Maria E. Elliott, Daisy |
Catalog Number |
50.015.6475 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, 2012. |
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. |