High-kicking woman

Title

High-kicking woman

Description

Black and white image of a woman wearing eyeglasses, also in a white shirt and dark skirt doing a high can-can kick. She holds her skirt in either hand and stands on tiptoe with one foot while kicking the other up into the air. She wears dark stockings and buttoned boots, and two layers of petticoats can be seen, one light-colored, and one dark. In an era when showing an ankle in public was taboo, this would have been a highly risqu photograph and, as such, it is very unusual image to have from this time period.

Date Created

circa 1900s

Medium

photographic prints

Language

English

Identifier

WCMpic_003560

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.
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Type

Still Image

Collection