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Everyone from "big wheels” to the common man enjoyed this healthful form of recreation. The roster of enthusiasts even included President Rutherford B. Hayes’s children, two of whom, in the 1883 photograph above, are about to commence a tricycle trip on the secluded family estate in Fremont, Ohio.
'The melting pot' meant that cultural differences were boiled down to produce uniform American products. It was an ideal that applied equally to everyone though of course the transformation would be more radical in some cases than in others. A Navajo Indian, for instance, could be turned — it was hoped — from a 'barbarian' warrior to a sober industrious citizen, by three years, training at an Indian School. Above: the same boy, before and after this process, in the 1880s.
Trying on corsets often required assistance) once laced in, women even slept in them. The lady above, oblivious to the need for dress reform, can breathe a sigh of satisfaction, if she can breathe at all, in knowing that her waistline is thereby reduced as much as fifteen inches.