Scanned negative (2-7/8" x 4-7/8"), 1200 DPI, online JPG saved at 72 DPI 1000 pixels on long edge with a MicroTek ScanMaker 9800XL. Scan is full frame of negative. No correction of film errors. Slight sharpness and contrast adjustments.
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image for other than personal use must be requested from the Director of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library. Please contact at 420 W. Main Street Madison, IN 47250 (812) 265-2744
Coverage
Indiana-Jefferson County-Madison
Source
Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
Identifier
"Lemen1026-bikeonmain"
Notes
Five other views available; Eastman-Kodak Brownie Camera No. 2C model A, with No. 130 film. Additional information: The young fellow Harry Lemen describes as "the Cox Boy" is riding a high wheeler in front of Rousch's Book Store on Main Street. This type of bicycle was first mass manufactured in the 1880s and enjoyed only limited popularity. It is easy to see why. The bicycle was the hoola hoop of the early 1900s. Hardly a town existed that didn't have a bicycle club. It is probably one of the most enduring inventions ever made. Sources: "The American Bicycle" by Jay Pridmore; Harry Lemen
