Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Daisy Elliott holding 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, standing in front of a draped backdrop, holds a bicycle off the ground. She is wearing bloomers and a dark colored blouse with a high collar. (Keywords: New York) |
Print size |
6.5 x 8 |
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" book illustration captioned "Carrying the Bicycle," which appears in the book opposite page 32. |
Earliest Date |
1894 |
Latest Date |
1895 |
Subjects |
Bicycles & tricycles |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Ward, Maria E. Elliott, Daisy |
Catalog Number |
50.015.2514 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, March 2019. |
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. |