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Harley Davidson, American speed roller skater, 1912 / unknown photographer

from State Library of New South Wales

• 1 older comment, and then…
• Valerie Jeanne said:

  I wonder if he invented the motorcycle?

• State Library of New South Wales said:

  Dear palegreenlight The motorcycle came first, see the Wikipedia article on the Harley Davidson at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_Davidson

• mikescottnz said:

  Harley-Davidson were two men's surnames who began the bike company not this guy.

• Grandiose Sail said:

  Good gravy, this guy has more medals than a Soviet general!

• Dave Miller said:

  Harley Davidson, the professional roller skater, was a native Minnesotan, born there about 1872. In the 1910 US Census he is living at the YMCA in St Paul,MN.

In Holland (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• Wystan said:

  The Dutch call those wooden shoes "Klompen," a word which I suspect is an example of onomatopoeia.

• Michiel2005 said:

  Possibly, the word "klomp" is related to the English "clump", both meaning a heap or formless mass. The Dutch dictionary claims that the wooden shoe "klomp" is derived from the formless-mass meaning because the shoe is made from a clump of wood. It is still worn today, usually in the rural parts of the Netherlands.

• Henk de Boer said:

  Photo was taken in the harbour of Volendam (my hometown). The man and girl are dressed in the local costume. The big white boat on the right is intriguing me: it is very 'untypical' for this harbour.

Dazie's Toe Skates (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• Richard Norton said:

  "photograph shows an American invention known as Dazie's toe-skates, the object being, it is stated, “to enable dancers to do ..." Source: The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality - Volume 93 - Page 231 (1916)

• B-59 said:

  See also comment under
  

• Art Siegel said:

  This article is behind a pay wall, but "Mlle. Dazie Takes Up Ice-Skating Mile Dazie Takes Up Ice-Skating She does everything on her toes..has had special pair of tee skates made " Detroit Free Press, 2/19/1916 pqasb.pqarchiver.com/freep/doc/565985423.html?FMT=CITE&am...(1858-1922)&edition=&startpage=&desc=Mlle.%20Dazie%20Takes%20Up%20Ice-Skating

• Kristi (LOC P&P) said:

  All: Thanks for the links to more information on Mlle. Dazie's unique skates. We will update the record to include more details.