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, 1982.80.252  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Charles E. Bayliss and E.S. Cowles with high wheel bicycles
, 1982.80.252 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Charles E. Bayliss and E.S. Cowles with high wheel bicycles

Photographer (American, active 1880 - 1880)
Date1880-1885
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/2 x 9 1/16in. (14 x 23cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Honiss Oyster House Company
Object number1982.80.252
DescriptionTwo boys wearing uniforms and hats stand beside two high wheel bicycles on a dirt road with a hedge behind them. A two-story house with a scroll-sawn bargeboard and porch railing is on the right. Ivy grows on the side and hangs from a second-story porch. The building on the left appears to be a barn. Notes under image: "Chas. E. Bayliss E.S. Cowles 1880-1885." Note on back: "Taken at Cottage City [possibly in Putnam]."
Status
Not on view