Name/Title
"Interior of Richard & Mixson's Bicycle Parlor"Entry/Object ID
2014.14.1Description
Black and white photograph of a woman and man mounted on cardboard backing. The man and woman are standing near the center by a row of bicycles. There appears to be a worktable and another bicycle in the room behind the couple. Labeled in ink at the bottom it reads, "Interior of Richard & Mixson's Bicycle Parlor, Columbia, South Carolina."Photograph Details
Subject Place
City
Columbia, South CarolinaContext
Standing in Richard & Mixson's Bicycle Parlor are believed to be co-owner John Elie Richard (1864–1938) and his wife, Emilie (1868–1911). The business, operated by Richard and his partner William Terrence Mixson (1873–1948), was located at 1342A Main Street and was described as "one of the most enterprising and hustling firms in Columbia" by "The State" newspaper in February 1896. During that time, the business was also listed under "Plumbers and Tinners."
Mixson, a cyclist himself, achieved notable success in races between 1895 and 1897, and Richard, a trained machinist, is thought to have built and owned one of Columbia's first bicycles. Richard was also the first automobile dealer in the South, selling the first car used in Columbia at his home at 1524 Pickens Street.Made/Created
Studio
Unknown StudioDate made
circa 1896Place
City
Columbia, South CarolinaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Bottom frontTranscription
Interior of Richard and Mixson's Bicycle Parlor
Columbia, SC
