The Slower Road

Here’s another from the “fascinating old photos” file. Sadly, I don’t know anything about the photo (where, when, why it was taken, etc.), nor do I know how many horses were pulling this thing … but I sure hope it was more than just a few!

Ready for a few more old photos?

One of our members sent us this link, which will take you to a collection of old photos of fire horses. Click on each individual link for larger versions of the photos.

http://www.bostonfiremuseum.com/PhotoPages/Web_Fitzgerald/Horse%20Drawn/index.html

… this one shot in Barcelona in 1908.

Again, the sheer number of people, bicycles, cars, and horse-drawn vehicles crossing closely in front of, or racing with the streetcar is amazing to see.

And, as a special treat while we’re in Spain …

Footage of the Sevilla Feria from 1920:

I’ve posted a link to this video before (back in January), but that was before I knew how to embed videos, so it should be easier for you to watch it this time. And … bonus! … this one is longer than the one I first posted a link to.

A camera mounted on the front of a San Francisco streetcar captured this footage just a few days, apparently, before the 1906 earthquake.

Try not to flinch when people, cars, and horse-drawn vehicles cross right in front of the streetcar!

Note: there are some serious tracking issues at the start of this (long!) video, but if you wait through it or skip to the 1:28 mark, it settles back down. Enjoy!

This video features a Marilyn Monroe moment, long before anyone would’ve known what that meant! But it also has some nice old footage of several horse-drawn vehicles. Enjoy. 🙂