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- Newspaper Delivery on Bicycles, circa 1935 - In America during most of the twentieth century, while adults motored around, children pedaled. Bikes transported children to and from school and around the neighborhood with friends. Bikes also were a vehicle for doing odd jobs. This young entrepreneur used his bike to deliver newspapers in Olean, New York.
- circa 1935
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Newspaper Delivery on Bicycles, circa 1935
In America during most of the twentieth century, while adults motored around, children pedaled. Bikes transported children to and from school and around the neighborhood with friends. Bikes also were a vehicle for doing odd jobs. This young entrepreneur used his bike to deliver newspapers in Olean, New York.
- Anita Searl Sewing in Living Room, circa 1935 -
- circa 1935
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Anita Searl Sewing in Living Room, circa 1935
- Anita Searl Writing at Desk, circa 1933 - Though new communications technologies -- including telephones, typewriters, and telegraphs -- had emerged by the 1930s, many Americans still sent handwritten letters to distant family and friends.
- circa 1933
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Anita Searl Writing at Desk, circa 1933
Though new communications technologies -- including telephones, typewriters, and telegraphs -- had emerged by the 1930s, many Americans still sent handwritten letters to distant family and friends.
- Anita Searl Mowing the Lawn, Olean, New York, circa 1934 - Lawns require regular maintenance. First patented in the United States in 1868, cylinder- or reel-type mowers became an enduring, affordable option for anyone with a small lawn. The basic form consisted of blades that rotated around a horizontal axis, cutting the grass as the user pushed the machine.
- circa 1934
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Anita Searl Mowing the Lawn, Olean, New York, circa 1934
Lawns require regular maintenance. First patented in the United States in 1868, cylinder- or reel-type mowers became an enduring, affordable option for anyone with a small lawn. The basic form consisted of blades that rotated around a horizontal axis, cutting the grass as the user pushed the machine.
- Anita Searl with a Bicycle, circa 1935 - Anita Searl poses with a child's bicycle in this photograph from the 1930s. This bike probably belonged to her nephew or a male cousin. The straight, double top tubes between the handlebars and seat -- rather than a drop frame -- would have made it difficult for a woman in her skirt to mount and pedal effectively.
- circa 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Anita Searl with a Bicycle, circa 1935
Anita Searl poses with a child's bicycle in this photograph from the 1930s. This bike probably belonged to her nephew or a male cousin. The straight, double top tubes between the handlebars and seat -- rather than a drop frame -- would have made it difficult for a woman in her skirt to mount and pedal effectively.