Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[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. Daisy Elliott, seen in profile, stands alongside a bicycle, holding the handlebars. She appears to be wearing a belted garment with bloomers. She is in front of a draped backdrop. |
Print size |
6.5 x 7.875 |
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. This photograph corresponds to the "Bicycling for Ladies" illustration captioned "Mounting -- Preparatory Position," which appears in the book opposite page 86. |
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 |
50.015.2532 |
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. |