VELOCIPEDE PHOTOGRAPH - Carte de Visite (4" x 2-1/2"). - circa 1869. Style similar to Hanlon Velocipede. Studio image. This was taken for a Salesman or Retail buyer to show potential clients. Hence the head on and side view. Note stands which helped hold the rider motionless while the wet plate photograph was taken. Photographer identified as Jeffers & McDonnald of Albany, N. Y. It is a very treasured image. Shields Collection
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