Mae Gordon's original insane moving pedestal – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Mae Gordon's original insane moving pedestal comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Mae Gordon's original insane moving pedestal
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A bicycle trick rider named Mae Gordon is the subject here, shown with a stunt billed as an "insane moving pedestal." The record dates the picture to around December 1907 and credits Mangold, a studio in South Bend, Indiana, which registered the image for copyright. Trick cycling was a staple of circuses and vaudeville in the early 1900s, when performers used bicycles and specially built props to show balance and nerve. Studio portraits like this one were often made as publicity for touring acts. The caption details are unverified, so the exact nature of the act is best read from the title and the picture itself.
| Created / published | c1907 Dec. 9. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | H103457 U.S. Copyright Office Photo copyrighted by Mangold, South Bend, Ind. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Cirucs...; B.I.; Ph. Ind.; Bicycles; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,229 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-147104 |
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