New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Star Bicycle Shop, Granby Street, Norfolk

Artist Unknown

DateNovember 1919

MediumSelenium-toned gelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (19.1 × 24.1 cm)
Overall, Support: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineGift of David Johnson

Object number87.502.22

Terms

Norfolk, VA

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DescriptionThis is a selenium-toned gelatin silver print. This 8 x 10" contact print was made from a 6-1/2 x 8-1/2 inch glass plate negative, printed by David Johnson. It depicts two men in a bicycle repair shop. The man on the left is William Francis Cavender (Frank), owner of Star Bicycle which was located on Granby Street in Norfolk.

Label TextAmerican Bicycle Repair Shop, Norfolk, Virginia, November 1919 Selenium-toned gelatin silver print from glass plate negative, printed by David Johnson, 1987 Gift of David Johnson 87.502.22