Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1995.9.113 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Title |
Staten Island Bicycle Club Tea |
Photographer |
Austen, Alice, 1866-1952 |
Collection |
Alice Austen House Museum Collection |
Date |
1895 |
Description |
Original black and white print. A group of men and women stand in front of a small wooden building possibly the clubhouse where the Staten Island Bicycle Club meets in St. George, Staten Island, New York. Three bicycles stand at the front beside members of the crowd. Some women carry parasols for protection from the strong sun. Some stand on the stairs leading to the entrance, while one woman leans out of the open front window of the building. They are gathered for a tea event that incliuded a bicycle ride beforehand on June 25, 1895. Original negative sleeve reads " Cramer Crown / Staten Island Bicycle Club Tea / Fine Day Sun / W. L. / 4:50 pm / 60 ft / Inst / Tuesday June 25th 1895." |
Print size |
4 x 5 in. |
Medium |
Photographic Paper |
Subjects |
Bicycles & tricycles Clubhouses Clubs Sports |