Firehouse Velocipede is a photograph by RC DeWinter which was uploaded on August 12th, 2009.
Title
Firehouse Velocipede
Artist
RC DeWinter
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Copyright 2009 RC deWinter ~ All Rights Reserved
This velocipede, a sleek, mid-19th century ancestor of the bicycle, known as a "boneshaker" for its rough ride, sits alongside an unseen antique fire truck in an open shed. The name velocipede comes from the Latin for "fast foot" and was coined in 1818 by a Frenchman, Nicephore Niepce in 1818, although it took almost 40 years for the term to enter into the generic vocabulary. This particular velocipede was likely used by the fire company as a messenger vehicle to spread fire alarms and fetch help. It must have taken some time to learn how to balance on one of these in order to be a proficient rider. This sepia photograph was shot in Mystic, Connecticut in August 2009.
This painting has been FEATURED in too many groups to list.
Thanks to the group hosts for their encouragement and support.
velocipede, bicycle, antique, boneshaker, vehicle, mystic, connecticut, still life, photograph, sepia, vintage, rc dewinter, dewinter
Uploaded
August 12th, 2009
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Comments (32)
Nikolyn McDonald
Cool find! I could never ride it but I'll bet our son could! Love the put away look of this with stuff stored on the floor of the shed and who knows what back in the shadows. FA promo
Jon Burch Photography
Cool! I thought once I might be able to ride one, but couldn't figure out how to climb on... "Like"
Jordan Blackstone
Congratulations! Your work is being Featured in CARDS FOR ALL OCCASIONS! Awesome work! l/f
Randy Rosenberger
Gina, one awesome and rare find, adn great capture! It is a pleasure to see so much variety and beauty in the works that are submitted for FEATURING on our WFS site. It is an honor to FEATURE this piece of work on our Homepage of our site. Thanks for sharing and being active in our group membership. Liked Forever, Elvis
RC DeWinter replied:
I always appreciate being featured in such a great group! Thank you and happy new year Randy.
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