Young Men and Women with Their Bicycles, Waterville, Ohio, circa 1895
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This photograph dates from the mid-1890s, when bicycling reached its popularity. Both men and women took to it avidly, since the "safety" bicycle was easy to master and cycling provided exercise, sociability, and a degree of independence and flexibility in travel that previously had been unknown.
This photograph dates from the mid-1890s, when bicycling reached its popularity. Both men and women took to it avidly, since the "safety" bicycle was easy to master and cycling provided exercise, sociability, and a degree of independence and flexibility in travel that previously had been unknown.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1895
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.18.86.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Thomas Russell.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.25 in
Width: 4.25 in
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