The other month we had a look at people and their bicycles--outdoors, riding, or posed close to a ride. This natural look, however, isn't the only one in the history of cyclist photographry. Particularly in the 19th century, people with an affection for their bicycles have used them as props in professional studio portraits as well.
State Library of Queensland |
A young man in a studio with a penny-farthing, Queensland, Australia, 19th C. Source
Smithsonian Institution |
Artist Elihu Vedder in the studio with his bicycle, ca. 1910. Source
State Library of New South Wales |
Schoolteacher Miss Marley, Narraburra, New South Wales, Australia, ca. 1910. Source
State Library and Archives Florida |
A man with a penny-farthing, Tallahassee, Florida, 1885-1910. Source
State Library of New South Wales |
Australian cyclist Reggie McNamara, ca. 1913. Source
Dundas Museum and Archives |
A man (Wm. Tapp?) with a penny-farthing, 1860. Source
University of Washington Libraries |
Japanese-American boys with bicycles, ca. 1909, Washington State. Source
State Library of Queensland |
A girl with a lady's bicycle, Queensland, early 20th C. Source
State Library of Queensland |
Australian long-distance cyclist G.E.B. Timewell--long-distance on a penny-farthing! 1885. Source
State Library of Queensland |
A father and son with an improvised "studio" backdrop, taken by a travelling photographer, Queensland, early 20th C. Source
National Library of Ireland |
The Waterford Bicycle Club, Ireland, 1909 (certainly also an Awkward Team Photo....). Source
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