Hikers in Sages Ravine, Massachusetts, 1906
Oxford Town Hall
Alberta Mays, Class of 1936, Mulberry High School,…
Class of 1912, Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Shoemaker, Dakota, Illinois
IMG 5562-001-Meeting
Dolls and Bears (Cropped—Back Rows)
Dolls and Bears (Cropped—Front Row)
Dolls and Bears
Hankerchief Flirtation Card
Mosque....women-only prayer area
Pacific Tour Bus No. 14, Cliff House, San Francisc…
Pacific Tour Bus No. 14, Cliff House, San Francisc…
You Are Too Slow for Me
Steamboat Mary, Wrightsville and Columbia, Pennsyl…
Two Women on Holiday
A Small Crowd on a Big Rock (Cropped)
A Small Crowd on a Big Rock
Did You Know That Eleven and Twelve Make 23?
Avebury Manor Snooker Players
Three Women with Mirrors
No planes, no trains
IMG 5157-001-Cumann na mBan
IMG 5164-001-There is no freedom until the freedom…
Stick to Me and You Will Wear Diamonds, L. M. Arno…
You Might Get What I Gave This Stamp!
Halloween—Witch with a Black Cat on a Pumpkin
Halloween—Witch with Jack-o'-Lantern
Shoppers
Lovey-Dovey Couple in Boat
All Halloween Greetings—Jack-o'-Lantern Scarecrow…
Halloween—A Witch Out for Mischief
Bananarama In Concert
Bear on a Bicycle at the Steel Pier, Atlantic City…
Garden of the Gods, Colorado, 1914
Garden of the Gods, Colorado, 1914 (Cropped)
Tintype of Two Women and a Man in an Early Automob…
Tintype of Three Women in an Early Automobile
Maypole March, May 1914
Maypole March, May 1914 (Cropped)
Heads of the Class of 1915, New Castle High School…
Heads of the Class of 1915, New Castle High School…
Heads of the Class of 1915, New Castle High School…
Heads of the Class of 1915, New Castle High School…
C. Fry, Auctioneer, Burbank, Ohio / How a Man Can…
Tenting on the Old Auto Camp Ground
A Barrel of Fun at the Steeplechase Pier, Atlantic…
You Are the Gorilla My Dreams
womens day [3]
Sometimes You Just Can't Get Ahead
My Card and My Compliments
Salt Air Beach Souvenir, 1915
Only $20 for This Brand New 1935 AutoMatic Washer
Fancy Cow and Calf
Fancy Cow and Calf (Cropped)
Will You Be My Socialist Valentine?
Berchtesgaden Salt Mine, September 17, 1962
all covered up with no gloves
The Unisphere at the New York World's Fair of 1964…
Universal Ball, Keene, New Hampshire, March 5, 185…
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to All! 188…
H. Sinnigen, Dealer in Choice Groceries, Brooklyn,…
Greetings from Our House to Your House
Hooray! Let the Christmas Cooking Begin!
Hello, Is This Santa? Merry Christmas!
See also...
" Cartes postales et photos historiques de partout dans le monde / Historische Postkarten und Photos aus aller Welt "
" Cartes postales et photos historiques de partout dans le monde / Historische Postkarten und Photos aus aller Welt "
Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
502 visits
Bear on a Bicycle at the Steel Pier, Atlantic City, N.J., 1957
A photo of a dock or a pier for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.
This is a 1957 snapshot of the Steel Pier, an amusement pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Billed as "The Show Place of the Nation," the pier hosted a variety of shows and acts, including a diving horse and a bicycle-riding bear.
When I purchased this photo, however, I didn't realize that it showed a bear and a woman riding bikes on the high platform visible on the left-hand side (mouse over the image to see an enlargement). After I spotted the bear, I still couldn't imagine that you could train an animal like that to climb a ladder and ride a bicycle. But a YouTube clip of the Bicycle-Riding Bear that's part of The Nieroslavski Family at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, N.J.--filmed during summer 1960--provides a glimpse of how the bear performed its act.
Attitudes toward animal acts have changed over the past fifty years, however, and making a bear ride a bicycle seems inhumane and dangerous by today's standards. As far as I've been able to determine, there are no longer any bicycling bears or diving horses in Atlantic City.
This is a 1957 snapshot of the Steel Pier, an amusement pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Billed as "The Show Place of the Nation," the pier hosted a variety of shows and acts, including a diving horse and a bicycle-riding bear.
When I purchased this photo, however, I didn't realize that it showed a bear and a woman riding bikes on the high platform visible on the left-hand side (mouse over the image to see an enlargement). After I spotted the bear, I still couldn't imagine that you could train an animal like that to climb a ladder and ride a bicycle. But a YouTube clip of the Bicycle-Riding Bear that's part of The Nieroslavski Family at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, N.J.--filmed during summer 1960--provides a glimpse of how the bear performed its act.
Attitudes toward animal acts have changed over the past fifty years, however, and making a bear ride a bicycle seems inhumane and dangerous by today's standards. As far as I've been able to determine, there are no longer any bicycling bears or diving horses in Atlantic City.
Smiley Derleth has particularly liked this photo
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2024
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
Alan Mays club has replied to RicksPics clubIt's always gratifying to find an amazing detail that you didn't spot when you bought the photo. I love that.
Alan Mays club has replied to Deborah Lundbech clubSign-in to write a comment.