May 10, 2011
Patricia sent me some fascinating old photos featuring horse-drawn travel and commerce. Since we haven’t looked back through our sepia-toned glasses in a while, I thought I would share a few of them with you.
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Baltimore, Maryland, in 1904
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a Milk Wagon in New Orleans, 1903
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lunch carts in New York, 1904
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and, in honor of the approaching season: beach-goers on the Jersey shore in 1905
April 11, 2011
This image, of Mr. Edwin Gould’s Depot Omnibus (“in front of his suburban residence”), appeared on the cover of the December 25, 1897, issue of Rider and Driver. According to the information included with the photo, this sort of vehicle was “also suitable for holiday house parties and the theater, the coachman usually to be, properly, accompanied by a second man.”
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April 4, 2011
… Mr. Charles Hathaway’s prize-winning harness horses, driven by Mr. Wilson:
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from the December 26, 1896, issue of Rider and Driver
April 3, 2011
As you may have guessed from a few recent blog posts, I’m perusing old issues of Rider & Driver again.
I found these two photos of “an ingenious California trap” in the December 26, 1896, issue:
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Mr. M. Theodore Kearney's Combination Break, open
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Mr. Kearney's Combination Break, closed
April 2, 2011
These men (assuming they’re all different men and not the same man writing under different addresses!) were doing a bit of bargain hunting in the “For Sale, Want and Exchange Department” of the August 20, 1898, issue of Rider & Driver:
Wanted — A second hand, four-horse skeleton break. Give name of maker, condition, and lowest price. Address: “Break,” P.O. Box 109, Boston, Mass.
Wanted — Second-hand tandem cart and tandem harness; must be in good condition, but at low price. Address: T.W., care The Rider & Driver.
Second-hand four-in-hand road harness wanted. Must be in good and safe condition, price not high. In fact, advertiser is looking for a bargain. Address: B.L.C., Rider & Driver.
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a page from the August 20, 1898, issue of Rider & Driver
The Slower Road 