Name/Title
School Bikes, 1974Entry/Object ID
2007-012.C316PDescription
School Bikes, 1974. These three black and white contact print strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images show a large number of bicycles parked in a grassy field. Image 31 shows the bicycles parked in a field. Visible in the background are two houses and a church. This image is oriented horizontally. Image 32 shows a similar point of view on the bikes as in the previous image. Two large deciduous trees are in the upper center of the background. Image 33 shows a somewhat closer-up view of some of the bikes. The flag on the bike nearest to the camera is at the top of the image, and its top is outside of the image frame. Image 34 shows a much closer-up view of some of the bikes. The church is visible in the upper left corner of the image. Image 35 again shows a closer-up view of the bikes. A small license plate-style sign is on the back of the nearest bike which reads "JANET." Image 36 shows a very similar scene to that of the previous image, but the photographer has raised their point of view slightly. Image 37 is again focused on the bike with the "Janet" license plate. On a part of the bike frame connecting the back wheel is a label which reads "RENEGADE." Image 38 shows many bikes parked at a bike rack. A car is visible in the upper left corner of the image. Image 39 is focused on one of the bikes' flags which reads "LIFE IS FRAGILE" and "HANDLE WITH CARE." Image 40 shows the same bike flag as in the previous image, but the photographer has eithe back away from or zoomed out from the flag. Image 41 shows again shows the bikes. A pickup truck is visible at the very top of the image.Made/Created
Date made
1974 - 1974Notes
Date: 09-17-1974
Medium: Photographic Paper/Photographic EmulsionLexicon
Search Terms
Bicycles, Bicycles