Stereograph of a woman in a room with a bicycle, "Sew on your own buttons, I'm going for a ride. – Antique Photo Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Stereograph of a woman in a room with a bicycle, "Sew on your own buttons, I'm going for a ride. comes to life in this stereograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Stereograph of a woman in a room with a bicycle, "Sew on your own buttons, I'm going for a ride.
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A stereograph of a woman standing in a room beside her bicycle, captioned "Sew on your own buttons, I'm going for a ride," turns a domestic chore into a punchline about leaving it behind. Cards like this were sold in the 1890s, when the bicycle boom gave many women a new measure of independence and mobility. Comic scenes of this kind reflected a public debate over the "New Woman," who traded parlor duties for the open road. Viewed through a stereoscope, the two slightly offset images create a sense of depth, which made such jokes feel almost lifelike to Victorian audiences.
| Original scan | 1,536 × 791 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-127357 |
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