Unidentified group of men on motorcycles
Title
Unidentified group of men on motorcycles
Description
Black and white image of a group of ten men arranged in a row, all on motorcycles. At least one of the motorcycles appears to have the deeply valanced fender indicating it was made by the Indian Motocompany. Several of the men wear Gatsby or newsboy hats of various colors, and two have on leather jackets. The rest of the men wear casual shirts and pants. A younger man sits on his bicycle at the image left end of the row. Those who are not wearing hats wear their hair greased back, a style popular in the 1940s. The men have arranged their motorcycles on what appears to be the parking lot of a gas station, with an unidentifiable building in the background and what appears to be a filbert orchard across the street from their location. Someone has tried to write in pen on the front of the picture, drawing an arrow pointing at the man third from the left end of the row of motorcycles and writing 'Dad' beneath the arrow. This image is part of the Herbert E. McMullen bequest. Mr. McMullen, a local photographer, also collected images of daily life in the area from other sources and photographers.
Date Created
circa 1945-1955
Subject
Motorcycles--Societies, etc.
Men's clothing
Hats
Masculinity
Cultural Studies
Medium
gelatin silver prints
Identifier
WCMpic_014538
Rights
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Source
Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum
Type
Still Image