William M. Woodside, Bicycle Racer, circa 1885
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This photograph shows William M. Woodside atop a high-wheel or "ordinary" bicycle. Woodside, a professional racer, competed in the late 1880s and was a self-proclaimed "Champion Bicyclist of America."
This photograph shows William M. Woodside atop a high-wheel or "ordinary" bicycle. Woodside, a professional racer, competed in the late 1880s and was a self-proclaimed "Champion Bicyclist of America."
Artifact
Cabinet photograph
Subject Date
circa 1885
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.18.34.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Printing (Process)
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 4.25 in
Inscriptions
Photographer's imprint on back: G.W. Davis / 925 Pennsylvania Ave. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / AND / 827 Broad Street, RICHMOND, VA. Stamp on back: Abbot Bassett-- Secretary, L.A.W.-- 221 Columbus Ave.-- Boston, Mass. [label glued to the back with the same note] Handwritten in black ink on back: ... of Wm. M. Woodside / Champion [something scratched out] Bicyclist / of America / "American Team" about 1885
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