Photo of the Day

From Stanley Kubrick's Photos of 1940s New York.

"In the early twentieth century, nothing conveyed the modern spirit of mobility, freedom, and independence better than the bicycle. When a pretty athletic girl was included, she added sexual desirability to the mix -- a sleek human machine joined to the manufactured machine. To many observers, this novel combination was exciting and perhaps a little frightening."

The photo & quote is actually from a quite fascinating article "Venus with Biceps: A Pictorial History of Muscular Women" at Brainpickings.

(Thanks Jesse.)

The Daring Feats Of A Trick Rider // The Art Of Trick Riding

Rad tricks in the Scientific American, May 13, 1899.

From here.